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Vivitar ViviCam 3555T Digital Camera

1. This is ideal for reviewing images with a group of people in front of a large TV screen TV Cable l aa 17 Self Timer Press the Timer button to turn on the self timer The self timer icon is shown on the status LCD display Press the shutter fully down to trigger the self timer You will hear beep after the 7th second The camera will take an image after the 10th second The front LED will blink during the 10 second period Digital Zoom In Record Mode press the DISP button to turn on the image display and press ENTER button to use the 2X Zoom mode 2 x D Zoom will be displayed in the bottom left hand corner of the display The central portion of the image is enlarged zoomed by a factor of two Press the Shutter button to take an image Press the ENTER button again or switch off the power and the 2 X Zoom function will be cancelled Note When the 2 X Zoom is activated the image resolution will automatically be set to VGA i e HALF This simulates the effect of using a 2X zoom lens It is best to review the images on image display Image on TV TFT Digital Zoom Image on TV TFT Shot to Shot time This is the processing time for the camera before it is ready for next shot The following table presents shot to shot time for resolution and quality combinations Quality mode Processing time FULL 6 seconds FULL 4 seconds FULL HALF 3 seconds HALF HALF 2 se
2. 0008 Flash strobe icon Flash Off Flash On 4 Auto Flash no icon Red Eye Reduction Pre flash is set to avoid red eye 6 Timer 10 second delay after the Shutter button is triggered Timer icon s HALFULL FULL SXGA 1280x1024 HALF VGA 640x480 Image quality setting High Normal Economy Rapid Fire mode icon 9 Messages Displayed on the 7 segment display BUSY Image data is being processed to be saved as JPG file to memory PC Mode dial is turned to PC mode Front face LED indication Off Self timer is not used Blinking Self timer has been initiated Flash Strobe Modes The flash is preset to Auto Flash when the batteries are inserted Auto the flash fires according to the light condition On the flash is forced to fire This is useful for backlit scenes This is known sa fill flash Off the flash is suppressed and will not fire This is used for indoor lighting or for taking objects at a distance too far for the flash to have an effect The camera will utilize its white balance corrective algorithms to get natural colors Red Eye this will help to ensure the subject s eyes appear natural not red when photographing in low lighting conditions The flash will fire a pre flash just before the picture is taken and then fire again to take the actual picture 15 Playback on LCD monitor Turn Mode Dial to Play mode the last image will be displayed Press the U
3. a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If the unit does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or any experienced TV radio technician for help Shielded cables are used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits In the event of high electrostatic discharge the camera may malfunction To correct this situation reset the camera by taking out the batteries Trademark acknowledgements Vivicam is a trademark of Vivitar Corporation The Vivicam TWAIN driver is developed by Conexant Systems Inc USA Microsoft Windows 98 Me 2000 XP are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp
4. click the shortcut created on your computer desktop Stai IE Aor rat 2 Click get photo icon 4 Click add photo icon Look in your preset folder highlight the image file and click Open button 30 NOTE You can also download photos from your digital camera by clicking the acguire photo icon Please go to Download Photos by using PhotoStudio section for similar procedures 5 Highlight the photos and click okay button Pe mem ree ene L Use PhotoFantasy NOTE The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE 1 Search through Start gt Programs All Programs for Windows XP gt Vivicam 355 Digital Camera Suite and click PhotoFantasy 2000 icon OR double click the shortcut created on your computer desktop d NSDOS Perl ER Outeck Epe va I Wado bone 2 era SERY wero 31 2 Click Get Fantasy icon You need to put the program CD ROM to the CD ROM drive to view the sample photos 3 Select the template you want and click Okay icon ae DSS 4 Click get photo icon and then click Add icon at the bottom NOTE You can also download photos from your digital camera by clicking on the acquire photo icon Please go to Download Photos by using PhotoStudio section for similar procedures 32 5 From Open dialog box look in your preset folder highlight the image file and click Open button EES 6 Click Okay icon TT
5. 0 x 1024 SXGA HALF 640 x 480 VGA 2 Image Quality FINE NORMAL ECONOMY 3 Lens Glass 5 elements F 2 8 35mm Equiv 4 Number of Images FULL 1 Built in memory HALF about 6 5 1 8 inch LCD monitor 280x220 dots True color TFT display 6 LCD monitor Menu Seven languages European and Japanese 7 Special Features Quick View Slide show Folder selection Image File Protection Date Time adjust Auto power off time Erase Current All 8 Others View Finder Status LCD Buzzer LED Tripod mount 9 Buttons and Switch Ten control buttons and one rotary Mode Dial 10 Strobe Flash Four modes Auto On Off Red Eye 11 Battery Power Alkaline AA battery x 4 6V 2 Auto Off 1 2 or 3 minutes selectable 3 Self timer 10 seconds delay 14 TV video out NTSC or PAL selectable 15 White Balance Auto Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent1 or Fluroescent2 6 Digital Zoom 2X digital zoom HALF 17 File format JPEG DCF compatible 18 Focusing range 1meter to infinity fixed focus lens 9 EV Compensation From 1 5 to 1 5 EV step 0 3 EV 20 Low Battery Detection Two levels 21 Battery Life Alkaline Approx 1 hour with LCD monitor on 22 Operating conditions 0 40 degree Celcius 23 Dimensions 80 x 110 x 35 mm HWD 24 Net Weight 190g w o battery Software 1 Camera Driver USB Storage class Remo
6. P or DOWN buttons to review your images Press the MENU button to set the following LCD Brightness Video Mode Slide Show Folder Protect Files Video Mode select NTSC PAL TV system Slide Show time interval from 1 to 10 seconds Folder select the folder you want to review Protect files to protect the images from being erased Press DISP once to display image information Press DISP twice to display 9 image thumbnails together Downloading Images to your Computer Make sure you have installed the camera driver and taken some images For details of driver installation please refer to the camera driver installation section of this Manual 1 Turn on the camera 2 Turn the mode dial to PC mode 3 Connect the camera to your computer using the USB cable 4 Open Windows Explorer ie USB cable Look for the Removable Disk folder Expand this icon until you see the folder 100cnxnt under Dcim Click on 100cnxnt folder and you will see your image files Copy them to your hard drive or other storage location OnNoun Viewing your images on a TV 1 Connect the camera to the TV with the provided TV cable 2 Power on the camera 3 Turn the Mode Dial to Play mode G 4 The last image file is shown on the TV screen 5 Press the UP or DOWN button to view other images 16 CF memory Card Storage If you have an optional CF memory card you
7. T aei TT B nos Use your digital camera as a web camera 1 Start Windows Net Meeting or other similar program and set up an account Cal Ven Tods Hep 33 2 Power up your camera and connect it to the computer Press MENU DOWN ENTER buttons to select Silent Video mode 3 Click Start Video icon and you should see a live picture fs fis fa S Notin a cai E 4 Click Stop Video icon same as the Start Video icon to end Open User s Manual 1 Search through Start gt Programs All Programs for Windows XP gt Vivicam 355 Digital Camera Suite gt User Manual Uninstall Arcsoft programs 1 Search through Start gt Programs All Programs for Windows XP gt Vivicam 355 Digital Camera Suite gt Uninstall 9 BH Phelan 2000 gt E Frainer 260 Pr BF ts 34 Troubleshooting If you experience difficulty with your camera check the following 1 200000 5F0MN No Power No Image is taken Flash does not operate Images are too dark with flash Image is blurred Can t erase an image LCD monitor is off No display on the status LCD Card Full is displayed The object is too dark The object is unclear Images are too yellow Camera does not recognize my CF card cannot use the video camera mode Lam using Easy CD Creator version 4 X or below and have problem installing the camera driver what should d
8. Vivitar 1 a 3 MP Vivicam 355 DIGITAL CAMERA CONTENTS YOUR PACKAGES iausi aaa aa is a a i i a a a i i ocala stots diaatahtate 2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice ete cesses eeseesnesseesessesstessesssssnesassanesussatsatesesseeneesseesD Trademarks acknowledgement om 4 RreCaUtiONS s iaiin sausis asi aina ias pi ni asdsa k saaa i as naain i ia s ia aa asis Features of the CAMBFA L sis a ss ai i i ARA 6 Batteries used for Vivicam 355 Digital Camera cccsecsesesessesescesesesnesesseasseensesteneeatseaae 7 Input Compact Flash card Nomenclature Buttons Description LCD monitor menu Gonnet t TV assisiisisi ssnniens istsis ka s anite ksaasitas s s i is as nas skio Kai i s e ENE ESen 17 Self timer Digital Zoom Shot to Shot time Rapid fire Mode aaa eee 18 nstall the Arcsoft Programs and camera drivers in Windows 98 98SE ME O6 19 22 nstall the Arcsoft Programs and camera drivers in Windows2000 XP OS 22 27 Download photos by using PhotoStudio c ccc cece cee e eee eeneeeeeeeceeeeeeeeee 28 29 Use PhotoPInIer PFOLissusssta siais kasa aks a kasai aaa A ss k a std i i as ao aka 30 31 Use PhotoFaltaSY ai sisasisns iseina siai sausasis asa sa i sasas saaa als asas saaa 31 33 Use your digital camera as a web camera aaa aa aseene aaa aaa 33 34 Open Usoris MANAN sccsccicccsssscescsiccscsscsssesses i si sa ki is i a ii Ka i ass 34 Uninstall Arcsoft pro
9. You may create folder names from 101cnxnt to 999cnxnt Place a camera image file in the desired folder Next insert the CF card into the camera and turn the power on The camera will show this new folder when you select the Folder item in the Play Menu If you turn the Mode Dial to Record mode all the new images will be saved into this new folder eg 101cnxnt Protect Files images This feature is used to protect important images from being inadvertently erased You may protect the current image or all images There is an icon resembling a lock in the upper left corner of the image display when image information is shown press DISP button Note however protected images will still be erased if you format the CF card You will hear a warning beep if you attempt to erase a protected image Date Time You may enter the date month day year and time hour minute Your images will be stored with date and time when they were taken Use the Up Down button to increase decrease the value Press ENTER to confirm and go to the next entry The menu will return to the Setup menu when the minute value is set 13 Language Any one of seven common languages can be selected for the LCD monitor menus English French German Spanish Japanese Portuguese and Italian English is preset Format Media It takes about 2 seconds to format a CF memory card 1s to erase the internal memory Make sure you have uploaded your important image
10. accept the license agreement Ploave read the folowing License Ageemert Press ihe PAGE DOWN key to see the test ofthe ageemert praa reig the lonina iz eal aa cans ore between you the see encusar lard AcSet inc Care toad is bensa agoamori before uang the product Using ine product indicates that you have read tria ioone agieemert and agre to eto out ute oe copy othe sae cluded nis Compute For each slat program c tes erenbotocmae a av orenans Ilona aher eis loaded to RAM o1 insole into the hard diek Falher permanent mera A special lceries pnt for Ao efecuated 1 the program is going 1o be installed on a network r tos the sole purpose of debe fo other computers Fy Do you accep al he terns of the preceding License Agreement II you choose No Setup less To rstallVivcam 355 Digtal Camera you mast accept thi agreement Ea ee 5 Change the Destination Folder by clicking the Browse button if necessary and click the Next button choose Destination tacarion E Setup wil install Vivicam 355 Digtal Camera in the laloving feider Toinstalto this foldet ciek Nest Toinstalto a diferent folder cick Brave and select another fider You can choose not a install Vivicam 355 Digtal Carera by cieking Cancel to ent Setup Destination Folder hee ae e Bock Nebo Caneel 19 6 Select the Arcsoft programs you wish to ingil and click Next button Select the components you want to instal clear the com
11. conds Rapid Fire Burst Mode In the Record mode press the RES button until the icon HI is displayed By pressing and holding the shutter button you may take continuous images The camera will continue to take images until the available memory is used up Because of the time required to re charge the strobe after each photo it is recommended that the strobe flash be de activated when using the rapid fire mode Half Qi VGA 640 X 480 Full Oj SXGA 1280 X 1024 18 Install Arcsoft programs and camera drivers in Windows 98 98SE Me OS Note The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE 1 Put the CD ROM into your CD ROM drive It will automatically start and run 2 Select your desired language and click OK button Choose Setup Language x Select the language for this installation from the choices below cae 3 Click Next button Welcome to the Vivicam 255 Dighal Camera Setup progam This program wil instat Vivicam 355 Digtal Enero on your computer son nava hat you ont al Widows pogram belorerunaing te Setup pr ick Cancel to guit Setup and then close ory programe you Fave unra Gai New io connue vah te Sato regen WARNING This program ie protected by copy law and intentional veale Unauthorized reproduction or sun of this program or ary peitonel A may esi i severe civil and cial penales and Mil be prosecuted to the manmun erent posable under kant 4 Click Yes button to
12. formation and display as 3 x 3 thumbnails 10 ENTER Confirm the item selection Digital zoom in Record mode Mode Dial 5 selectable modes Rec Record mode O For taking pictures Play Play mode For reviewing stored images Set Setup mode SET For displaying the Setup menu Erase Erase mode I For displaying the Erase menu with a press on the MENU button PC PC mode 2 For uploading images and PC camera mode LCD Monitor Menu There are five menus shown on the LCD monitor 1 RECORD MENU 2 PLAY MENU 3 SETUP MENU 4 ERASE MENU 5 PC MODE RECORD MENU Turn to REC mode then press the Menu button LCD Brightness 5 to 5 step 1 Guick View ON OFF White Balance Auto Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent1 Fluroescent2 EV Compensate 1 5 to 1 5 eV step 0 3 eV Light Frequency 50Hz or 60Hz 11 PLAY MENU LCD Brightness Video Mode Slideshow Folder Protect Images SETUP MENU Date Time Language Sound Format Media Auto Power Off ERASE MENU Erase Current Erase All PC MODE Mass Storage Silent Video Remarks LCD Brightness Turn to PLAY mode then press the Menu button 5 to 5 step 1 NTSC or PAL 1 to 10 second timing Select another folder Protect Current Unprotect Current Protect All or Unprotect All Turn to SETUP mode Set date and time Select a camera operating language from your choice of English French Germa
13. gr aMi E aininn aieiaiee 34 Pietie ei aonni Pe a TAE E TATT TTT TTT 35 Product SPacilicaliANS A 36 Software and System Reguirements LLLL i aaa aaaaaaaaaaaakaaak saaa aka asas aaa 36 37 The Vivicam 355 Camera kit includes the following items Vivicam 355 Camera 1 unit Software CD ROM 1 piece USB cable 1 piece TV video cable 1 piece User s Manual 1 piece Quick Start Guide 1 piece Warranty Card 1 piece Hand Strap 1piece Alkaline Batteries AA 4 pieces Default settings When you insert the batteries and power up the camera for the first time the camera will have the following default settings Flash strobe Off Resolution FULL LCD monitor Off Auto Power Off 1 minute Sound beeper Off LCD monitor menu language English Quick View Off White Balance Auto Light Frequency 60Hz Video NTSC Slide show timing 3 second delay LCD Brightness EV Compensation 0 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice This device complies with Part 15 of FCC regulations Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning Changes or modifications to this camera not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
14. itch You will see the remaining number of photos FULL that can be taken on the status LCD Removing a Compact Flash Card 1 Turn off the camera 2 Open the CF holder door 3 Unlock the ejector flip up 4 Push down on the CF ejector to release the card 5 Remove the CF card by grasping with your fingers 6 Return the ejector to the stowed position 7 Close the CF holder door Nomenclature Hand Strap Mount View Finder LED Flash Strobe Lens Power View Finder J Mode Dial D CF card door LCD monitor 1 8 TFT Display control buttons Shutter Status LCD Flash Timer Resolution 10 Description of the Camera Control Buttons ae 2 3 4 m a a i RES Resolution Change from Full to Half Half Half Full Full Timer Turn on off self timer 10 second delay Flash Toggle between Auto Red Eye On Fill flash and Off no flash Shutter Press partially to determine exposure settings Press fully to bottom of travel to take an image POWER Slide to the right momentarily 1 second to turn on or turn off the camera MENU Display or hide the LCD monitor menu UP Move up in the menu DOWN Move down in the menu DISP Display In Record mode Turn on or off the LCD monitor In Play mode Toggle between full screen full screen with image in
15. may store images as shown in the following table 16MB 32MB 64MB Resolution amp Quality Full 15 30 60 Full 30 60 120 Full or Half 60 120 240 Half 120 240 480 Half 240 480 960 FULL SXGA 1280x1024 HALF VGA 640x480 Quality High Normal Economy Note The above table is the approximate number of images that may be stored The actual number of images you can store varies according to the image environment visual complexity Only CF type 1 memory cards are suitable for the Vivicam 355 camera Using quality CF memory cards e g San Disk Lexar Kodak is recommended Compatibility with other poor quality CF memory cards is NOT guaranteed If you insert the CF card while the camera is powered on you must power off and on again to get the frame number estimation to match the CF card memory size Do not change the directory folder names or file names from your PC If you do so the camera may not open the image files Images are stored in the folder Dcim 100Cnxnt on the CF card You may save the images to PC directly by using a CF card reader If you copy image files from other sources to your CF card they cannot be viewed by the camera Connecting to a TV When connected to a TV you can view all features normally presented on the image LCD Connect the TV cable as shown You can see live video if the camera is set to Record mode You can review images if the camera is set to Play mode
16. n Spanish Japanese Portuguese or Italian Beeper On or Off Format the CF memory card Erase the internal memory 1 2 or 3 minutes selection Turn to ERASE mode then press the Menu button Turn to PC mode then press the Menu button Upload images PC camera mode You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor to suit the lighting conditions It is not easy to see your images outdoors in sunlight so you may wish to increase the image LCD brightness For indoor viewing you can use the default value 0 Quick View If Quick View is set to On and the LCD monitor is set to Off you will see a brief display of the images you take for 3 seconds While the image is being displayed you may elect to delete the image by pressing the ENTER button before the LCD monitor is turned off If you do not delete the image it will be saved to memory White Balance A digital camera is different from the human eye Your eyes can see a white subject regardless of the lighting conditions A digital camera includes internal firmware a computer program that is designed to automatically correct your images in order to reproduce a true color image However this may fail in some special cases You may assist your camera to correctly adjust the colors by changing from Auto White Balance to Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent1 Daylight fluorescent lamps or Fluroescent2 warm white fluorescent lamps Note however that the ability to s
17. o Ai PhotoFantasy 2000 net Explorer 58 PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro HB MS DOS Promat 52 Outlbok Exorese Uninstall P 3 windows Explorer a User Manual 3 Highlight Vivicam 355 Digital Camera and click Select button Make sure your camera is in Mass Storage mode and connected to your computer Er LJ 4 Search through File and click Acquire icon L_AWMDOWS Dectop deam cepa 28 5 Click Disk Folder icon at the bottom to view change the folder to which the images will be copied Default folder is C WINDOWS Desktop My Photos Image Fle Cano Disk Folder E sone sosoo LR a Eanna Derom Explore SAS t 6 Highlight the images you want to save or click Select All icon to highlight all photos and click Save icon cg sooga Cama Fade Deh Faw acter shoe Geel Soe 7 To retrieve the saved images click File gt Open From the Open dialog box look in your preset folder highlight the image file and click Open button sala GE ae LSE Isl imiek l EIE gt T TTL L gua sim 29 Use PhotoPrinter Pro NOTE The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE 1 Search through Start gt Programs All Programs for Windows XP gt Vivicam 355 Digital Camera Suite and click PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro icon OR double
18. o The batteries are depleted or battery polarities are inverted backwards Internal memory or CF card is full Camera set to Flash Off mode Battery power is low The subject is too far away Flash was obscured The lens is dirty or has condensation It is protected Unprotect it The Mode Dial is set incorrectly The camera has auto powered off No CF card is inserted or the card is full Change the position to avoid backlit problem Use eV compensation Try 1eV or 1 5eV Environment is too dark Use flash or tripod Change the White Balance to other settings Power the camera off and on Verify that the CF card is fully inserted Make sure you have selected silent video mode Vivicam 355 Digital Camera s installation CD includes an auto check program to detect if your PC has any software conflicts between other devices and the camera If the auto checker detects existence of software conflicts it will recommend and guide the user to download updated drivers from appropriate website to solve the conflict problem If you cannot download the driver try the following procedures 1 Insert the Vivicam 355 Digital Camera installation CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Look for the file recover bat stored on the CD 3 Double click the file to initiate the recovering process 4 Restart your computer 5 Install the camera driver again 35 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 1 Resolution FULL 128
19. oration Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Arcsoft Photolmpression is licensed to Arcsoft USA All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Precautions Thank you for selecting the Vivitar Vivicam 355 digital camera Please read these instructions carefully for a thorough understanding of your new camera before taking pictures This camera is not water resistant and should not be used outdoors in snow or rain If accidentally dropped in water please quickly pour out the water and dry in sunlight or using an air blower Protect your camera from excessive humidity Excessive humidity may cause moisture to form on the lens and your pictures taken may appear to be blurred Do not expose the camera to sand or dust Do not attempt to disassemble the camera yourself Always take it to an authorized service facility for repair Remove the batteries if you do not expect to use the camera for 30 days or longer When storing the camera wrap it in a piece of clean soft cloth and place it in a cool dry dust free place Avoid storage in high temperature conditions or in direct sunlight The batteries may explode or cause burns if disassembled recharged shorted exposed to high temperature or disposed of in fire AA size alkaline or Ni MH batteries can be used with this camera It may damage the camera if you use poor quality batteries Make sure all four bat
20. ows Picture and Fan Pint the pict 259 Copy pictures to a folder on my ce IE using Micrason am E Always do the selected action 17 Press MENU DOWN ENTER buttons on the camera to select Silent Video mode and wait for the following screen to appear Select as on the screen and click Next button to start the video driver installation Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Vivicam 355 Video Camera 1 your hardware came with an installation CD LD or floppy disk insest it now What do you want the wizard to do Instal the software automaticaly Recommended O Instal from a ist or speciic location Advanced Click Next to continue 25 18 Click Continue Anyway button for Win XP or Yes button Win 2000 when you see the warning message Hardware Installation Please wait Thain ias aka ks cs Vuan 35 Viso Canora vaid kas ot passed inas Loga tesina lo et compat gt wih o P sine ti eina nan Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system Centre Anas STOP Instalator 19 Click the Finish button Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The izord hos Friched inating the store fr Vivicam 385 Video Camera E iek Finish to close the wizard 20 Drivers installation is complete Note In rare occa
21. pecify lighting conditions is disabled if you use the flash Therefore you must to disable the flash if you want a particular effect 12 EV Compensation If the background of your scene is very bright compared to your subject eg Sunny day snow mountain the exposure may be too low for the intended subject You may wish to increase the exposure by increasing the exposure value eV from 0 3 to 1 5 Likewise if the background is too dark compared to the subject e g black wall you may to decrease the eV from 0 3 to 1 5 Note 1eV the exposure is doubled 1eV the exposure is halved Light Frequency If you use the camera as a web cam you need to select a light frequency equivalent o your local AC power frequency The US and Canada is 60Hz whereas Europe is 50Hz Video Mode Select the TV system either NTSC or PAL to match your TV system NTSC is mostly or USA and Japan whereas PAL is common in Europe Slideshow You can change the display interval timing from 1 to 10 second for playing slide shows The time is preset to 3 seconds When viewing a slide show you may stop he slide show at any point by pressing the ENTER button Folders Initially a folder named 100cnxnt will be created on your CF memory card Images will be stored in this folder You may create new folders using a CF card reader before using the CF card This can help you organize your images in a preferred logical structure and order
22. ponents Jou do rat want to sia Componente fa PrenoPiner 2000 Pro Ezy Ja Pretostu 2000 27520K T Inkai Prt ten Space Required 1323K Space Avaiatle 2560992 K lt Back Net Cancel 7 Change the name of the program folder if necessary and click Next button ul add praam ar tothe Pa Feide bed balon ou may lype a new oldat name or zeleci oris hem he ening connue Taasta ie Neato Boman Foldere Bek Caneel 8 Files will be copied to your computer Capra Pcl 9 Click Finish button to install camera drivers Click Frish to complete Setup 20 Install Camera drivers 10 Click Next button to start the camera driver installation oo oe Vie 355 Dia Cara Soup ke palm the requested operators rains CA MFIEPACCO6SDOJ105A65 U0D1053195EF pi 12 After the computer is restarted power up your camera 13 Switch the Mode dial to PC mode 14 Connect the camera and computer with the USB cord 15 Removable Disk will automatically be installed in your computer Several screens will appear momentarily 16 When the Removable Disk installation is complete press the MENU DOWN ENTER buttons on the camera to select Silent Video mode 17 Video driver will be installed in your computer 18 The camera driver installation is complete Note In rare occasions the camera driver may possibly conflict other USB devices in your computer system Check your image files 1 Make
23. s to your PC before formatting your CF card Note You may select Yes or No to Reset Image No when you use the Format Media feature If you select Yes the next image taken after formatting will be numbered 1 If you select No the next photo taken after formatting will follow the numbering sequence before the media is formatted For example if 3 images were taken before formatting after choosing No to Reset Image No the next photo taken after formatting will be numbered 4 PC Mode Mass Storage Turn the Mode Dial to PC mode Connect the camera to your PC with the USB cord Slide the Power switch to the on position to power on the camera The PC icon will be seen on the status LCD From the Windows Desktop click on My Computer You will see a removable disk icon representing the memory in your camera All the images stored on your CF memory card or the 500KB internal memory can be uploaded to the PC hard drive by copying files from this removable disk Silent Video If you select this item press Menu Down ENTER the USB camera mode is set You may now use your camera for video conferencing web cam mode 14 Status LCD display CE Ua a B orc G HALFULL O kkk Icon descriptions 1 Battery icon 2 Levels of battery power indication 2 4 digit 7 segment display In Record mode shows the total number of images left In Play mode shows the number of the last image eg
24. sions the camera driver may possibly conflict other USB devices in your computer system Check your image files 1 Make sure the camera is connected to your computer and is in Mass Storage mode Press MENU UP ENTER buttons on the camera if necessary 2 Open Windows Explorer Yo Yf sect E cares vrrstese rene stato Vika Sita Cone sute J Caeuter Weert Excbeer BE Conmand Prompt AV MAN Explorer BY tox rd D Notepad Omron erm we Jp Fles ard settings ri aan a ead g Progen Compatibty weard Windows Meda ayer ao Bow Or Sg start Vs ik 2 wora BY urona nove nsd 26 3 Search through Removable disk gt Dcim gt 100cnxnt and double click on 100cnxnt folder 4 The image files are shown on the right pane Check the video driver 1 Press MENU DOWN ENTER buttons on the camera to select Silent Video mode 2 Search through Start gt Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager gt Imaging devices gt Vivicam 355 Video Camera Fle adon Ven Hep Serse uxma Peony de centralere T nepyk E ED BEATNATIF veidas 27 Download images using Photo Studio NOTE The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows 98SE 1 Search through Start gt Programs All Programs for Windows XP gt Vivicam 355 Digital Camera Suite and click PhotoStudio 2000 icon OR double click the shortcut created on your computer desktop EmA U Onine Services IZ enu
25. sure the camera is connected to your computer and is in Mass Storage mode Press MENU UP ENTER buttons on the camera if necessary 2 Open Windows Explorer 3 Search through Removable disk gt Dcim gt 100cnxnt and double click on the 100cnxnt folder 4 The image files are shown in the right pane Check the video driver 1 Press MENU DOWN ENTER buttons on the camera to select Silent Video mode 2 Search through Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System gt Device Manager gt Imaging Devices gt Vivicam 355 Video Camera Venice bee Ven ence aaa ics set E Le Eee Caj e Install Arcsoft programs and camera drivers in Windows 2000 XP OS Note The graphics shown are based on the user interface in Windows XP 1 Put the program CD ROM in o the CD ROM drive it will run automatically 2 Select your desired language and click OK button Choose Setup Language 2 Select the language for this installation from the choices below A Cancel 3 Click Next button K Welcome Welcome to the Vivicam 355 Digital Camera Setup program This program wil install Vivicam 355 Digital Camera on your computer Ilis strongly recommended that you exit al Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to gut Setup and then close any programs you have running Ciek Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international
26. teries are fresh unused and fully charged Ensure that battery polarities are correct when placing the batteries in the camera Batteries may feel warm after being used for some time Take care of the lens Use a soft lens cloth to clean it Do not subject the lens LCD monitor screen or viewfinder to sharp or hard objects Condensation is a problem when bringing cold equipment into a warm room Try to put the camera in a plastic bag so condensation forms on the outside of the bag If the status LCD or the TFT LCD display is damaged do not touch it Battery low detection When you see the battery icon blinking you should replace the batteries with new alkaline batteries or fully charged NiMH batteries If the batteries are low you cannot use the flash strobe and you should refrain from using the LCD monitor in order to take more pictures Battery life is shorter for low quality alkaline batteries If you use the LCD monitor and the flash strobe you should use high quality batteries High power NiMH rechargeable batteries 1300mAH or higher are also recommended Features of the Vivicam 355 camera High speed image processing with multiple functions High guality images with SXGA 1280 x 1024 resolution Large aperture glass lens F2 8 Short shot to shot time 3 seconds for Full mode Two resolutions SXGA 1024 x 1024 and VGA 640 x 480 Three levels of image of quality at each resolution setting 1 8 inch color LCD moni
27. tery compartment and close the door Slide the power switch to the On position and hold for at least one second The camera will turn on and the status LCD on top of the camera will display camera data You cannot power up the camera without the batteries In the future if battery power is disrupted some of the settings will be automatically reset For example the date and time will be lost and must be reset Each time the batteries are removed the date resets to 01 01 00 12 00 As the camera is powered on the image LCD monitor is off to conserve battery power Press the DISP button to turn on the image LCD if you wish to see a live image or review stored images The battery icon will blink if battery power is too low less than 4V Replace with new alkaline batteries as soon as possible Note when connected to your computer by USB the camera will not use USB power from the PC and batteries will be required Slide and lift open the battery compartment cover and insert four 4 AA Alkaline batteries with the correct polarities Then close the battery compartment cover Inserting a Compact Flash Card Optional CF Card not included in kit Open the CF cardholder cover and lift the ejector arm Insert the CF card as shown Lock the ejector flip it down Close the CF cardholder cover Turn the Mode Dial to Record mode Turn on the camera using the sliding power sw
28. tor 280x220 pixels Ten function control buttons and 1 mode dial as described in this manual USB port for uploading images to your computer and PC camera mode 10 Built in flash strobe 4 modes 11 Compact Flash memory card type 1 compatibility CF card not included 12 Tripod mounting socket 13 Uses 4 common AA Alkaline batteries 14 Exposure compensation 1 5 to 1 5 eV 15 White Balance Auto and 4 other types 16 2X Digital Zoom 17 Quick View feature to confirm save the last image or not 18 TV video output PAL or NTSC selectable 19 Slide show mode on the LCD monitor or on a TV screen 20 Folder selection DCF compatibility 21 Files Protection Current All so images cannot be erased 22 Date Time setting 23 A choice of seven languages for the LCD monitor menus 24 Auto Power off timing selection 1 2 or 3 minutes selectable 25 Ability to erase the current image or all images 9 0 a a B e a a Notice The Vivicam 355 has 1MB of internal memory 500KB is dedicated to camera functionality the camera operating program The remaining 500KB of internal memory is available for image storage This is adequate about six images when the camera is set to HALF VGA mode economy quality It is strongly recommended that you purchase an optional Compact Flash memory card to use with your camera Batteries used for the Vivicam 355 Digital Camera Insert four 4 AA alkaline batteries into the bat
29. treates Unauthorized reproduction or distribution ofthis program or any portion of t may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and Wil be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under la Next gt Cancel ne 22 4 Click Yes button to accept the license agreement se ead the folowing License Agrement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the esto the agr E User License Agreement m he folowing iz a legal sofware cense agement between you the zaltware end user lard ArcSoft Ine Careful tead this icense agreement beore Len the product Using the product indicates that you have read this icense agreement and agres to ts lens Grant of License This cense permits you to use one copy of the software included in ihe package on any single compute For aach software kcensee the program can be Vin use on oriy ana computer at any gven time Tha seftware I in ie whan Fie lather loaded mio RAM ce retailed re the hard sk or other permanent memory A pocia kense permit hom AreSolt s repars i he program i gong to be tale on a network serve far the sole purpose of distribution to othe computer Do yeu accent althe tems of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No Setup wil close To install Viveam 358 Digtal Camera you must accept this agreement lt Back No 5 Change the Destination Folder by clicking Browse button if necessary and click Next button Choose Destination Location K Setup
30. tup E Welcome to Vivicam 355 Digital Camera Setup This progam v l instal Vivicam 355Digtal Camere on our computer is srongy recommended ihat you ext al potas alee nerina s Setup Prostam TB Cenc 11 Click Continue Anyway button for Win XP or Yes button for Win 2000 when you see the warning message Software Installation x IN Peeta you ae sana has ret pastes window Logo Z tening to very ts companbili with Windows Cel me why thie testna potent Continuing your installation of thie software may impair ot destabikze the comect operation of your system ether immediately or in the future Micrasoft strongly Tecommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing contre Anyway STOP instalation Cares 24 12 When Setup is complete click Finish button to restart your computer 13 After your computer is restarted power up your camera 14 Switch the Mode dial to PC mode 15 Connect the camera and computer with the USB cord 16 The following screen will appear to signal the Removable Disk has been installed in your computer Click Cancel button to move on to video driver installation Removable Disk E E Windows can perform the same action each time you insert a disk or connect a device with this kind of file E Pictures What do you want Windows to do B TT View a slideshow of the images Using Wind
31. vable Disk 2 Photo Impression Print images in simple steps Photo editing program Link to walmart com Specifications are subject to change without notice 36 System Requirements 1 Pentium 300MHz or above 2 Operating Systems PC Win98 98SE 2000 Me XP 3 32MB SDRAM minimum for Win98 98SE 64MB SDRAM for WinMe Win2000 128MB for WinXP 4 Minimum 300MB hard disk free capacity 1GB for WinXP 5 With USB port and CD ROM drive Camera driver installation on Windows XP is done at users own risks We accept no responsibility for any damage caused to users computer systems or any other related equipment 37 Rev 020310
32. wil inst Vivicam 355 Digital Camera in the folowing folder To stall to this folder cick New To ratall lo a diferent folder cick Browse and select another folder You can choose not to instal Vivicam 355 Digital Camera by coking Cancel to ext Setup Destination Folder C Program FilesVireSoR Camera Sute Browse coo Ne cee 6 Select the Arcsoft programs you wish to install and click Next button Select the components you want to ital clear the componente you do not want to stall Components fa FhotcPirter 2000 Pro 5964 K hA Photostudio 2000 275204 Desetipion Install PhotoFantasy ees Space Required 192092 Space Avaieble 2772K lt Back Nerto Cancel 7 Change the name of the program folder if necessary and click Next button Select Program Folder I Sotup wil add progiam icons tothe Program Folder sted below You may type a naw folder namo er select one fom the exiting Folders ft Click Next to continue rogram Fe Existing Foldere fA drestrahive Toots ArcSoft Photolmeresson Games Sianu cesk NES cancel 23 8 Files are being copied to your computer Cee 4 ArcSof ig nap eat Erne SOFTWARE FOR PEOPLE 9 Click Finish button to install camera drivers Clk Frish to complete Stun I natal comera divers Finch Install camera drivers 10 Click Next button to start camera driver installation Vivicam 355 Digital Camera Se

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