Vivitar Vivicam 25 User manual

ViviCam 25 Digital Camera
User‟s Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................2
Key Features..........................................................................................................2
What your digital camera includes.........................................................................2
Computer System Requirements for Windows XP.................................................3
Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista / Windows 7.........................3
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh.....................................................4
A Quick Look at your Digital Camera.....................................................................4
Inserting Batteries..................................................................................................5
Getting Started.......................................................................................................7
Mode Selection/Taking Photos ..............................................................................7
Installing the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software & Camera Driver ......15
Connect your camera to the computer.................................................................16
Get photos and videos from your camera to your computer ................................17
Start Managing Your Images ...............................................................................18
Sakar Warranty Card ...........................................................................................18
Technical Support................................................................................................19
Frequently Asked Questions................................................................................20

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam 25 Digital Camera. Everything you need to take quality
digital photos and videos is included with your device. Please read this manual carefully
FIRST in order to get the most out of your digital camera.
Important Notice:
Please do not plug the camera into the USB port of your computer until you have
installed the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software and the camera`s driver.
Plugging in your camera at this stage will cause the device to not be recognized by the
computer and no images will be downloaded.
Key Features
Still Camera –Holds Up to 120 Photos
1.5Inch Color LCD monitor
Shoots Video Clips
8MB Internal Memory
What your digital camera includes
Vivitar Experience Image Manager software and driver Installation CD
USB cable
Strap
Manual

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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
Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista / Windows 7
To be able to download photos and videos to your PC your will need the following minimum
configuration:
Windows Vista / 7
800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory
20GB hard drive with at least 15GB of available space
Support for Super VGA graphics
Available USB Interface
CD-ROM drive
QuickTime 6 or higher
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher

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Computer System Requirements for Macintosh
To be able to download photos and videos to your MAC your will need the following minimum
configuration:
Macintosh with Intel processor running Mac OS X v10.5 or later
256 MB RAM, 100 MB free disk space
Display: 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor
QuickTime 6 or higher
A Quick Look at your Digital Camera
LED ON Indicator

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Inserting Batteries
Your camera requires two AAA batteries. Insert the batteries into the camera:
1. Open the cover of the battery compartment on the bottom of the camera.
2. Insert the batteries according to the polarities (+ and -) indicated on the inside
of the battery cover.
Close the battery cover.
Important: Before installing the batteries make sure you are not near water and that your hands
are dry.
WARNING: Opening the battery compartment and/or removing the batteries will
erase the photos currently stored in the camera. Download your photos as often
as possible. Photos may be lost when the batteries run low.
A “Low battery”message will appear on the “Preview”screen when your
batteries are running low, in which case you will need to replace your camera’s
batteries. Please download any photos you have on the camera before opening
the battery compartment.
Note: If you do not intend to use your camera for an extended period, remove the
batteries to avoid battery leakage and corrosion.

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Battery Capacity Icons
An icon will appear on the top right corner of your Preview Screen, showing the amount of battery
power available.
Once the battery indicator falls below 35% it is advisable to download the images to your
computer as quickly as possible so as not to lose them.
Once the battery run low and the camera turns off, the images will be erased from the
camera‟s memory.
Removing the batteries and replacing them with new ones also erases the images from the
camera‟memory.
When the battery is running low, a “low battery”message will appear on the Preview Screen
and then automatically switch off. In this case you will need to replace the camera‟s batteries
before continuing to take photos.
Warning:
Please download any photos you have on the camera before opening the battery
compartment
Do not remove the batteries before downloading the photos and videos from the camera.
Doing so will erase everything in the camera‟s memory.
Note: We recommend downloading and saving your photos and videos often so as not to
lose them if the battery power becomes too low.
35%-70% power
more than
70% power
5%-35%
power
less than
5% power

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Getting Started
Note: In order to download the photos and videos captured with this camera you need to
install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager software and camera specific driver for this
device. See the “Install the Vivitar Experience Image Manager Software” section of this
manual to learn how to install the software before connecting the camera to your
computer.
1. Press the POWER button to start the camera.
2. The red LED ON indicator will light up and the color LCD panel will turn on to
confirm that your camera is on and ready for use.
Mode Selection/Taking Photos
Note: In order to download the photos and videos captured with this camera you need to
install the Vivitar Experience Software and camera specific driver for this device.
Press the Power button to power on the camera.
When you start the camera for the first time, the default settings are:
PHOTO MODE
HIGH RESOLUTION -2 Megapixel- 1600x1280
LOW COMPRESSION- Higher image quality but uses more memory
60 HZ- For North America, Central America and certain regions in South America
You can immediately start taking photos if you are happy with the default setting.
Follow these instructions to change the camera settings:
LCD DISPLAY LAYOUT
The camera has 5 mode options on the Main Menu:

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To select the mode and to change the settings in each mode:
1. Press the Menu button, the Main Menu screen appears.
2. Use the Left/Right buttons to toggle between the menu icons on the screen.
3. Use the Shutter button to toggle and select the different submenu features
within each menu.
4. Press the Menu button to save your choice.
CAPTURE MODE
The capture mode setting options are:
Photo
Self-Timer
Video

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Continuous 3 shot
Taking Photos
1. Power on the camera, and it enters Camera mode –a camera Error! Objects
cannot be created from editing field codes. icon is displayed on top left of the
Preview Screen.
2. Press the Shutter button to take a photo. The number at bottom left corner
indicates how many photos you can take at the current setting.
3. Note: After a photo is taken the Preview Screen will display for a short time the
number of photos that can still be taken in the bottom left corner of the LCD
panel
Using The Self-timer
1. Press the Menu button once to enter the menu.
2. Press the Shutter button until the icon appears in the Capture mode icon
area of Preview Screen.
3. Press the Menu button again to save the choice and exit the menu.
4. The Self-timer icon now appears in the top left corner of the Preview Screen.
5. The camera is now ready to take a photo after a 10-second count down.
6. Press the Shutter button to start the countdown .The camera will emit a beep
for every second. After 10 seconds the photo will be taken automatically.
Taking Videos
1. Press the Menu button once to enter the menu.
2. Press the Shutter button until the icon appears in Capture mode icon
area of Preview Screen.