Vivitar ViviCam 3632 Digital Camera
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1. Camera Mode Menu f SDA lt A Or Resolution Menu Flash Setting Menu Advanced Settings Menu LCD Brightness Menu 3 1 2 1 Camera Mode There are three camera capture modes i Single Photo Press the Shutter Button to take ONE image at one time as in normal photography su Ami B E E Video Clip Press and hold the Shutter Button to record a video clip Release the button to stop recording When the memory is full the Shutter Button will be disabled Videos captured with the V3632 are silent as there is no audio capability ir Burst Press the Shutter Button to capture FIVE consecutive sequential images over an interval of 8 to 9 seconds Page 6 of 16 3 1 2 2 Resolution Options for setting image resolution Depending upon what capture mode you are using the meaning of Hi Std and Low will change Li Single Photo Mode ny High Resolution 2048 x 1536 pixels interpolation to 3 Megapixel images sm Standard Resolution 1600 x 1200 pixels native camera resolution LW ow Resolution 800 x 600 pixels i Video Clip Mode High Resolution 640 x 480 pixels Ci nt E I Standard Resolution 320 x 240 pixels HI sk UR ow Resolution 320 x 240 pixels LO Ye I Burst Mode mk High Resolution 1600 x 1200 pixels sm Standard Resolution 1600 x 1200 pixels LOW fr Low Resolution 800 x 600 pixels Ci m B gue Ea 3 1 2 3 Flash Setting A Flash Off The flash will2. Note Camera Mode is the default setting when the camera is powered on 3 1 1 On Screen Display OSD Information Camera Mode 3 1 1 1 The Multi Selector Button The Multi Selector Button is a thumb activated switch that works like a game controller switch There are five active areas underneath the Multi Selector known as Keys Activate the OSD Menus Multi Selector e On the Multi Selector Button press the Enter Key Butt press the center of the MS Button straight down to utton activate the OSD On Screen Display Menu e Amenu bar will appear on the image LCD Monitor e The menu will close automatically if no operation is performed in 10 seconds Up Key Left Self Timer ON OFF Key e Press the Left Key to activate or disable the Self Timer function Note that a timer icon appears in the lower left hand corner of the image LCD e When the Self Timer is activated the camera will Down Key capture an image 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed e Info ON Info OFF LCD OFF e Press the Right Key once to suppress camera setting information on the LCD Press the Right Key a second time to turn the LCD monitor off entirely Press the Right key a third time to turn on the LCD with complete setting info Digital Zoom In e Press the Up Key to digitally zoom in on your subject Note that the image LCD must be ON to use digital zoom e The zoom magnification value will be displayed on the LCD moni
3. to the following sections Front View Optical Viewfinder Shutter Self Timer LED Button Flash Focus Switch Lens USB Port TV Output Port Bottom View Tripod Socket Battery Compartment 2 Cetna Started 2 1 Loading the Batteries Insert two AA batteries into the Battery Compartment observing the polarity indications as shown in the illustration 2 2 Attach the Hand Strap Attach the hand strap shown in the illustration Rear View Optical Viewfinder Shuttor LED LED Indicator Mode Button SD MMC Power Memory Slot Button Strap Lug Memory Card Door Handle Memory card door Page 3 of 16 2 3 Inserting and Removing an SD MMC Memory Card Optional The Vivicam 3632 has 16 MB resident internal flash memory Of this 14 MB is available to store your images and movie clips You may wish to purchase a Secure Digital SD or Multi Media Card MMC memory card to extend the image storage capacity of your camera Note that when an SD or MMC card is used with the Vivicam 3632 the camera will automatically use the memory card in preference to the internal memory Inserting an SD MMC Card Open the memory card compartment door by lifting the small handle molded into the edge of the memory compartment door Insert an SD or MMC Card into the memory Orient the memory card with the pins to be inserted first and the face of the memory card with manufacturers logo and card capacit
4. best results E Normal Standard level of sharpening on all images suited to most applications E Soft Amount of sharpening reduced below normal level resulting in softer images Video Format You may connect your camera to a television to show your images Select the video output format compatible with your television or VCR E NTSC Video output setting compatible with NTSC TV systems used in USA Canada Mexico South Korea Japan and Taiwan etc E PAL Video output setting compatible with PAL TV systems used in United Kingdom France Germany Italy Spain Portugal Ireland Denmark Belgium Australia China Singapore and India etc NOTE The camera LCD monitor will be disabled when the camera connects to an external monitor such as a television Sound camera audio tones and beeps m ON Camera generates sounds beep tones E OFF Camera will function silently e LCD Brightness To adjust the brightness of your cameras image LCD monitor select a brightness level from the drop down menu icon Description Toon Description _ Brightness Level 10 Normal xO Low Brightness Level y Brightness Level NOTE Your new preferences for resolution flash LCD brightness video format and sound will be retained even after the power is turned off even if the camera is shut down by Auto Power Off Page 8 of 16 3 2 Playback Mode To display your images or video clips on the LCD monitor or an external TV mo
5. not fire under any light conditions Auto Flash The flash fires automatically if needed according to the lighting conditions 3 1 2 4 Advanced Settings Six options are available EXPOSURE ADVANCED WHITE BALANCE AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT FLUORESCENT TUNGSTEN EXPOSURE WHITE BALANCE SHARPNESS EXIT VIDEO FORMAT SHARPNESS SOUND HARD FORMAT MEMORY CARD ee EXIT EXIT VIDEO FORMAT SOUND Ta ON PAL OFF EXIT EXIT Page 7 of 16 Exposure Value Your camera will automatically set the exposure for each image However if you wish to adjust the exposure manually use the Up and Down keys to position the arrow to increase or decrease the exposure compensation value This will over ride the automatic exposure setting White Balance Your camera will automatically set the white balance for each image However if you wish to specify the white balance settings because of particular lighting conditions you may specify m Automatic Automatic adjustment camera will determine E Daylight For photography outdoors on a sunny day m Fluorescent For photography under standard fluorescent lighting m Tungsten For photography under tungsten lighting Sharpness You may specify the level of sharpness for images taken by your camera m Hard The image is processed to increase sharpness making edges more distinct This may make the image appear slightly more focused but it may affect print quality Experiment for
6. wish to use your camera as a live video camera perhaps as a videoconferencing camera you will use the PC Web Camera Mode Note the PC Web Camera Mode is not supported on Mac OS 4 2 1 Mass Storage Mode Default mode Power off your camera Connect your camera to your computer with the supplied USB cable The camera will detect the computers USB connection and automatically power up Note that the LED will blink RED and the image LCD will be off The camera is now in mass storage mode This means that your computer will regard the camera the camera s memory as a removable storage volume much like a floppy disk or CD ROM From the Windows desktop double click on My Computer Look for an icon labeled Removable Disk It will be assigned a drive letter such as f or g This icon represents the memory mass storage inside your camera Double click on this Removable Disk icon You should see a folder entitled DCIM meaning Digital Camera IMages Double click on the DCIM folder You will find one or more folders there Transfer the folders containing your images to your computers hard drive and note their location You may Copy amp Paste image folders from camera memory to your computers desktop Alternatively you may drag and drop folders from the camera to your computers hard drive using your mouse You may rename the folders to make it easier to locate them later Double click to open these fold
7. 4 PC Web Camera Mode Not only does our camera capture still images and movies clips but it can also we used to transfer live video to your PC for applications such as video conferencing and video production Here s how to use the Vivicam 3632 in the PC Web Camera mode Power off your camera Connect your camera to your computer with the supplied USB cable The camera will detect the computers USB connection and automatically power up Note that the LED will blink RED and the image LCD will be off The camera is now in mass storage mode Press the mode button on the back of the camera to switch to PC Web Camera mode The LED indicator will change from RED to GREEN indicating that the camera is now in PC Web Camera mode In PC Web Camera mode you can use your favorite video application software to do video recording video e mail or live video broadcasting on the Internet from your PC Windows XP users can use Windows Movie Maker Arcsoft Videolmpressions is included with the V3632 It is described in the following sections As you can see your V3632 is quite versatile After transferring your images to your computer using mass storage mode you can adjust edit and manipulate your images using any image editing application program or printing program In a similar fashion video clips that you have taken with you camera can be transferred to your computer and edited using a video editing application program such as A
8. INSTRUCTION MANUAL 2 MEGA PIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA Vivitar Getting Started AP a a a 3 2 1 Loagingihe Balenes iii Reni ne SAR rear 3 2 2 Attach the hand Strap lea ri a 3 2 3 Inserting and Removing an SD MMC Memory Card Optional 4 2 4 Turning the Camera Power ON OFF L Li 4 2 5 Capturing IMAGES einer 4 Camera Controls and Displays LL eee ee eee eee e eee e eee eeaeeeeeeaeeaeees 5 3 1 Camera MOG 6 ivi con can eb e l pinta dora 5 Sl Playback RE chk 8 Connecting Your Camera to Your Computer Li 11 41 stalling the USB DIV Il karti ivi terio slap 11 4 2 Transferring Images to your Computer Li 11 4 3 Printing your IMAG SS issa drene aa are a ee ENAA EIA 11 4 4 PC Web Camera Mode cence cece eee e eee n cece eens ee eesaeeeeeeaeeeeeeaaaneneaags 11 Using the V3632 Camera with Videolmpression 1 6 22 13 5 1 Installing Videolmpression 1 6 c eee ee eee eee eee eens eee tees eeaee ee eeeaaaees 13 5 2 Using Your Camera with Videolmpression 1 6 cece eee e eee eeeeeeeeeaee eens 13 Vivicam 3632 Specifications s cece cece cece eee Li 16 Page 2 of 16 Lane Unete Wiican 087 The parts of the camera are identified below For more information on the function of each part refer
9. called tethered mode as the camera is tethered to the PC via USB connection The Vivicam 3632 comes with Arcsoft Videolmpression video editing software that allows you to playback capture and edit video 5 1 Install Videolmpression Application Software Reinsert the V3632 CD ROM and return to the software installation main menu Click Install Application Software in the menu bar and follow the on screen instructions to install Videolmpression 1 6 When the installation is completed an Arcsoft group will appear as a sub folder in the program folder of the Start Menu 5 2 Using Your Camera with Videolmpression Connect the computer and camera with the supplied USB cable The camera will detect the computers USB connection and automatically power up Note that the LED will blink RED and the image LCD will be off The camera is now in mass storage mode Press the mode button on the back of the camera to switch to PC Web Camera mode The LED indicator will change from RED to GREEN indicating that the camera is now in PC Web camera mode e To launch Videolmpression click Start Programs Arcsoft Videolmpression The Videolmpression Main Screen will appear on your desktop Control Buttons Option Buttons Timer Window Video Playback Control Page 14 of 16 5 2 1 Capture Live Camera Video To capture live video from your camera using Videolmpression Click on the New button On the next scree
10. ers and you will find your images The following diagram outlines this process ee 000 eee Note after you have successfully transferred your images to your computer you may delete the images from the camera Page 11 of 16 Be CT 1001 a con CHITI Deve E A Reso Da F Se Double Click d Qu 20 IN ean rt are amie Draco Double Click 4 3 Printing your Images Once you have transferred your images to your computer you may edit them using any image editing program that works with the popular JPG image file format The Lexmark Photo Center program includes an image editor that allows you to crop rotate resize and adjust your Ta Seat Loi EL eee et het che soa images You may also add gi E merino text to any image pe rn ll a a tmiem Getting your images into the A hs 2 A Lexmark Center Program is pel sapete a easy Open the Lexmark im Dres A shun rte came Photo Center Program Click a aeanaii on the text link Photos Shown are from this folder and navigate to the folder containing vour images Or open a folder with vour images and then drag amp drop them into Photo Center workspace Once an image has been placed in the Lexmark Photo Center workspace you may edit the image by double clicking on it to open the editor Once you have edited your images you may print them from the Lexmark Photo Center control program Page 12 of 16 4
11. ication Enlarge the image size by a factor of two To view areas of the image not visible in the image display monitor press the Up Down Left or Right Keys LCD Brightness To adjust the brightness of your cameras image LCD monitor select a brightness level from the drop down menu icon Description icon Description Xn High TES Brightness Level A Normal 4 Low Es Brightness Level 50 Brightness Level Page 10 of 16 i Connecting Tour camera to Tour Computer 4 1 Install the Camera Drivers Insert the V3632 installation CD into your CD ROM drive The installation menu will appear on computer screen automatically Click the Install Device Driver menu bar to install camera drivers When the installation is complete restart your computer 90690 e NOTE If the software installation menu does not appear automatically browse the CD and find a program file named launch exe in the root directory and double click on it Windows XP users do not require a driver to download images The USB driver is required for all users who wish to use the PC web cam feature 4 2 Transfering Images to your Computer Mass Storage Mode The Vivicam 3632 can connect to you computer in two very different ways The first mode most common is called Mass Storage Mode and the second is known as PC Web Camera Mode If you wish to simply transfer images from your camera to your computer use the Mass Storage Mode If you
12. is is the most common use You may then switch to burst or movie modes Focus Adjustment Slide the Focus Switch to the up normal position or down macro position to set the range of focus to either Macro close up or Normal Select the Macro position when your subject is closer than 24 inches Select the Normal position when the subject is beyond 24 inches The icons on the camera present a flower for close up and a mountain for distance shooting Flash Setting Adjustment Turn the flash on or off according to the scene lighting conditions Note that the camera will generally work faster when the flash is set to OFF Frame the Subject Use the viewfinder or LCD image display to compose your picture Zoom in and out on the subject by pressing Up or Down on the Multi Selector button Self Timer Setting For self portraiture set the Self Timer function first Capture Images Press the Shutter Button to take photos or capture videos NOTE To prevent blurred images hold the camera steadily until you hear the beep tone Page 4 of 16 3 1 Camera Mode 4 The camera will always power up in Camera Mode and it will be prepared to capture still images Press the Mode Button to change between Camera Mode and Playback Mode Within Camera Mode there are two additional camera functions movie clip capture and burst capture To changing camera settings use the Multi Selector button to navigate through the setting options
13. n click on the Capture button to acquire live video Alternatively to use an AVI video clip from your camera Click on the Get button to open a previously saved movie clip AVI file 5 2 2 Working with Albums Use the tools on the Albums Screen to modify your movie Still Image Template Albums Screen Delete Add to Play Edit Storyboard Movie Movie 5 2 3 Working with the Story board Select images and add a thumbnail to your Storyboard by drag n drop or by highlighting a thumbnail and clicking on the Edit Movie icon This will take you to the editing screen Text Storyboard Screen Transition Thumbnail Image sound Tracks 5 2 4 More Help Videolmpression provides extensive online help If you need more information or instructions on how to use a specific feature or tool click the Help 2 button in the upper right hand corner of the screen Page 15 of 16 peciications SPECIFICATION CMOS Sensor 2 0 Mega Pixel Native resolution Operating Modes Digital Still Camera PC Web Camera Video Clip Movie Capture Computer Interface USB TV Out NTSC or PAL selectable Stor Mem Built in 16MB Flash Memory 14 MB available for image storage SD MMC Sage Mm Memory Card Interface HI 2048 x 1536 3 MP by interpolation STD 1600 x 1200 2 MP Native Still Image Resolution resolution LO 800 x 600 Up to 20 fps at QVGA resolution 320 x 240 USB Video Frame Rate Up to 15 fps at VGA resolu
14. n Key to view the next image 3 2 1 2 Mi Video Clip The video icon appears in the upper left corner when the displayed image is a video Press the Shutter Button to play the video image Pause and Resume Press the Shutter Button to pause the movie while playback is in progress To resume playback press the Shutter Button again 3 2 1 3 Frame Counter Presents the number of images captured and current image number Number of the Currently Displayed Image 0005 0166 Total Number of Images Page 9 of 16 3 2 2 On Screen Display OSD Information Playback Mode Press the Enter key on the Multi Selector Button to invoke the OSD control menus symbolized by four main icons Use the Left and Right keys to navigate and highlight the desired icon Use the Up and Down Keys to peruse the drop down menus The four playback mode icons represent Thumbnail Menu Delete Menu Playback Zoom Menu LCD Brightness Menu Thumbnail Displays ONE or NINE images CIF Display ONE image at a time Displays up to NINE images in an array IT Delete Delete all images or only the Image currently being displayed DELETE CURRENT ALL Playback Zoom In Playback mode you may view an image in an enlarged zoomed size Movie clips cannot be enlarged zoomed however To return to normal size press the Enter Key 1X Q 1 0X Image Magnification Display the viewed image at current size no zoom 2X Q 2 0X Image Magnif
15. nitor press the Mode Button to change to the Playback Mode The most recent image will be displayed on the LCD monitor To change the playback settings use the Multi Selector Button to navigate through the playback options 3 2 1 The Multi Selector Button The Multi Selector Button is a thumb activated switch that Multi Selector works like a game controller switch There are five active Button areas underneath the Multi Selector known as Kevs Up Key 3 2 1 1 Multi Selector Button Plavback mode l Left mb Right 9 Activate the OSD Menus Key n Kay e On the Multi Selector Button press the Enter Key press the center of the MS Button straight down to activate the OSD On Screen Display Menu e A menu bar will appear on the image LCD Monitor e The menu will close automatically if no operation is performed in 10 seconds Down Key Thumbnail Display e Press the Left Key to display up to nine images in an array of small thumbnail previews Use the Left and Right keys to navigate the thumbnails Press the Enter key to enlarge a selected thumbnail image Info ON Info OFF LCD OFF e Press the Right Key once to suppress camera setting information on the LCD Press the Right Key a second time to turn the LCD monitor off entirely Press the Right key a third time to turn on the LCD with complete setting info Previous Image Navigation e Press the Up Key to view the prior image Next Image Navigation e Press the Dow
16. rcsoft Videolmpression Live video PC Web cam mode can be used with a number of third party applications including Microsoft s NetMeeting MS Messenger Yahoo Messenger and many other popular video based applications To use your Vivicam 3632 with these applications you must connect your camera to your PC in PC Web Camera mode Then refer to the specific instructions for your messaging application provided by the software provider Page 13 of 16 i Using the 18682 mith ieolmpressjon 16 The Vivicam 3632 does more than take great still images It also allows you to capture video in two distinctly different ways 1 You may capture short video movie clips using the movie mode as described in 2 i section 3 1 2 1 In this manner movie clips are stored to camera memory or memory card as AVI Audio Video Interlaced files Of course there is no sound capabilitv with the 3632 so the audio channel is not used You may playback movie clips on the camera itself or transfer them to your computer to playback using a player such as Windows Media player Real Player or QuickTime player You may also capture movies directly to your PC while the camera is connected to your PC in PC Web Cam mode section 4 4 In this manner the camera captures video imagery and ports it directly to your PC s hard drive for storage You may use a microphone not included with camera to capture audio along with the video This mode of operation is often
17. tion 640 x 480 Video Clip Movie Rate Up to 8 fps at VGA resolution 640 480 White Balance Automatic with Manual presets for daylight tungsten fluorescent Exposure Automatic with manual eV compensation LCD Display 1 5 Color LCD TFT Selftimer ft Secada FileFormats O PEMO OOOO o Two AA Batteries alkaline or USB when connected to PC OS Support Microsoft Windows 98 98SE 2000 ME XP Dimension 3 9 x 2 7 x 1 4 100 mm x 68 mm x 36 mm Page 16 of 16 Vivitar USA Corporate Office 1280 Rancho Conejo Boulevard Newbury Park CA 91320 USA www vivitar com Ph 805 498 7008 Fax 805 498 5086 Vivitar France 48 rue L onard de Vinci BP 177 95691 Goussainville Cedex France Ph 33 1 34 38 78 00 Fax 33 1 34 38 78 24 Vivitar Asia Limited Units 1004 1005 10th Floor Conic Investment Building 13 Hok Yuen Street Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong Ph 852 2363 6313 Fax 852 2774 5174 Vivitar Europe Ltd Suite 6 Cherry Orchard West Kembrey Park Swindon Wiltshire SN2 8UP Ph 44 01793 554250 Fax 44 01793 554270 Vivitar Canada Ltd 90 Royal Crest Court Markham Ontario Canada L3R 9X6 Ph 905 513 7733 Fax 905 513 7740
18. tor and can be up to 4 times the original size Digital zoom can be set from 1 0 X no zoom to 4 0 X in steps of 0 2 Digital Zoom Out e Press the Down Key to decrease the zoom magnification factor Page 5 of 16 3 1 1 2 Frame Counter The number of available shots remaining based on available memory 3 1 1 3 Battery Condition When the power is ON the remaining battery power is displayed on the LCD monitor Display Co 40 01 Sufficient Batterv Power Batteries Batteries are i Battery Partiallv Used Nearing Completely Power y Exhaustion Exhausted 3 1 1 4 B Memory Card Indicates that an SD MMC card is inside the camera 3 1 1 5 Gicamera Operation Mode Indicates camera mode Single burst movie 3 1 1 6 B Flash Setting Indicates the current flash setting off or automatic 3 1 1 7 Y Macro Mode The Macro icon will only appear if the camera lens is set to the macro setting Important After shooting close ups do nat forget to return to the Normal setting If your images are consistently blurred check the macro setting 3 1 1 8 Self Timer To delay the shutter release for 10 seconds 3 1 2 OSD Menu Icons Camera Mode Press the Enter key on the Multi Selector Button to invoke the OSD control menus symbolized by five main icons Use the Left and Right keys to navigate and highlight the desired icon Use the Up and Down Keys to peruse the drop down menus The five camera mode icons represent il
19. y information facing the back of the camera the side with LCD display The card will click into place Close the memory card door Removing an SD MMC Card Open the memory card door Push slightly on the memory card and it will partially eject so that you may grasp the card by its back edge NOTE we SD cards have a write protect tab to prevent valuable data from being erased If your SD card is protected images cannot be recorded on it If an attempt is made to record or delete an image on a locked card the camera will display a message SD Card Locked on the LCD display monitor w To use the SD card unlock it by sliding the write protection tab to the unlocked position The camera will power off automatically if the Memory card door is opened 2 4 Turn the Camera Power ON OFF Power ON Press and hold the POWER BUTTON for two to three seconds until the LED Indicator illuminates green You will hear an audible tone sequence as the camera powers Up Power OFF Press and hold the POWER BUTTON for one to two seconds until you hear an audible tone sequence Auto Power OFF To conserve battery power the camera will automatically shut down in 60 seconds if no camera operations are utilized 2 5 Capturing Images For detailed descriptions of setting options refer to the Camera Control and Displays section Power up your Camera The camera will always power up and be prepared to capture still images as th
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