Vivitar ViviCam 4090 User manual

4.1Mega Pixel Digital Camera
Owner’s Manual
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Table of contents
Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................2
Key features.............................................................................................................................................2
What your camera includes......................................................................................................................2
Computer System Requirements for Windows 2000/XP .........................................................................3
Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista ...............................................................................3
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ......................................................................................3
A Quick Look at Your Camera..................................................................................................................4
Icons on the LCD Screen.........................................................................................................................5
Preparing Your Camera for Use...............................................................................................................5
Installing SD Memory Card ......................................................................................................................7
Starting Your Camera...............................................................................................................................9
Installing PhoTags Express Software.......................................................................................................13
Transferring photos to your PC................................................................................................................16
Download Photos using PhoTags Express ..............................................................................................17
Everything you need to get the most from your photos............................................................................22
Viewing Videos on Your Computer...........................................................................................................24
Maintenance of Your Digital Camera........................................................................................................24
Sakar Warranty Card................................................................................................................................24
Appendix A: Specifications.......................................................................................................................26
Appendix B: Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................27

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the 4.1mega pixel Digital Camera. Everything you need to take quality photos and
videos is included with you camera. Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your
digital camera.
Key features
yDigital Video resolution 320x240 pixels.
y4.1 mega pixels camera with 3 digital camera resolutions-
2304x1728 pixels (4.1M), 2048x1536 pixels (3M), 640x480 pixels (VGA).
y1.5” color TFT-LCD
yInternal memory SDRAM 16MB, support SD/MMC card (not included)
ySD Memory Card slot accepts SD compatible memory card up to 2 GB.
yBuilt-in flash
yPhoTags Express software for managing and enhancing your photos, printing,
sending photo by emails and much more.
What your camera includes
yDigital Camera
yPhoTags Express software Installation CD
yUSB cable
yUser’s manual
yStrap

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Computer System Requirements for Windows 2000/XP
To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration:
yPentium processor or above with Windows 2000, XP
y128 MB RAM, more than 125MB free disk space.
yAvailable USB Interface
yCD-ROM Driver
yRecommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or higher.
y16-bit color or higher display adaptor.
Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista
To be able to download photos or videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration:
yWindows Vista
y800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory
y20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space
ySupport for Super VGA graphics
yAvailable USB Interface
yCD-ROM Driver
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh
yPower Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher
yMac OS X version 10.2.6 or later
y128 MB or more available system RAM (256 MB recommended), 150 MB free disk space
y800 x 600 or higher-resolution monitor displaying millions of colors

A Quick Look at Your Camera
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Icons on the LCD Screen
Preparing Your Camera for Use
Battery Installation
Your camera requires three AAA batteries. Insert the battery into the camera:
1. Slide and open the battery compartment.
2. Please make sure that the correct battery is inserted with the correct polarity facing up.
3. Please refer to the diagram as below for the correct insertion method:
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4. Close battery door.
When the Low Battery icon is flashes on the LCD, it indicates your camera has insufficient battery
power, and will automatically power off after 60 seconds. Please replace the batteries before you turn the
camera back on.
Note:
1. If you don’t intend to use your camera for an extended period, remove the batteries to avoid battery
leakage and corrosion.
2. On replacing the batteries the test photos/videos in your Digital Camera will be lost. Please download
your test photos/videos to your PC as soon as possible. Photos/videos on the SD memory card will
not be affected.
3. Do not mix old and new batteries.
4. Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium metal hydride)
batteries.
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Installing SD Memory Card
Your camera has a memory card slot that enables you to insert any “SD” compatible memory card. Adding a
memory card will allow you to increase the capacity of your camera before you have to transfer photos/videos
to your PC.
Note: Limited internal memory is provided for test images. An SD memory card is required for normal use.
Installing the SD memory card as below:
1. Locate the Memory Card slot.
2. Insert the Memory card into the slot in the correct direction. (as shown below)
3. Push the card in until you feel and hear it “click” into position. The top of the card should be flushed with
the surface of the camera. A icon will appear on the top right of the LCD screen.
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4. external memory card. Once the external memory card is inserted into the camera all the images taken will be stored on the
Important Note:
You have to insert the SD memory card with your camera in power off status, otherwise the camera will
be turned off automatically when you inserted the SD memory card. So please download the test
photos/videos to
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PC before inserting an SD memory card and inserting an SD memory card before powe
on your camera. r
you
w s as below
2. Your camera will be automatically power off when you take out the SD memory card from your camera.
3. If you have inserted an SD memory card, a warning “PLASE NOTE, your memory card format is not
compatible with this camera, press Shutter button to change” may show on the LCD screen when
po er on your Digital Camera. And now you need to follow the step :
Image files cannot be recorded or erased if a write-protect icon shown on the screen. Pleasez
unlock your SD card and insert again.
zThis product included Supports SD card up
6) to 2GB. ca
1. Inserted SD card in the camera.
2. If "
SD rd format compatibility: FAT(FAT1z
" is displayed on the screen after you power on your camera, this card is not in FAT format.
3. Press UP/DOWN button to select “ ” (The selected icon will flash on the screen), then press
SHUTTER button to format your memory.

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Caution:
zeted if no SD Memory Card has been inserted in
the camera when you change your battery.
zrt your SD card before power on your camera, and remove it after the camera
power off.
Formatting will delete all the data on the SD Memory Card. To k
Please inse
zeep your data safe, please
backup the data before the memory card plug in your camera.
Do not remove the SzD Memory Card during formatting as this may damage the card and
render it unusable.
SD Memory Cards formatted on a PC orzdevice other than the camera cannot be used. Be
sure to format the card with the camera.
All the data in the built-in memory will be del
Starting Your Camera
Press the Power button to turn on your camera, the LCD screen will be light up.
ress and hold the Power button for 3 seconds to power off your camera.
atedly in order to enter or exit the menu quickly.
ult mode on your camera.
e blurry. The LED light will flash and
be a short delay while the camera saves the photo to memory.
This will confirm that your camera is on and ready for use.
P
Camera mode
Note: You can press the Menu button repe
This is the defa
Taking photos
You can compose your shot using the LCD screen or viewfinder. Hold the camera steady and press the
Shutter/OK button to take your photo. A tip: “Photo Taking Hold Camera Steadily” will show on LCD, you need
to hold your camera steady for taking photos, otherwise the photo may b
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t
2. flash
ase refer to below for flash operation).
Please download these photos to PC as soon as possible.
onditi u can also use the flash to compensate for backlight
In ca ra
No e:
When the camera’s memory (photo capacity) is full, the camera will sound “beeps” when you attempt to
take more photos and sho Memory Full! Transfer Test Images to PC and Insert a SD Memory Card
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to Take More Images!
If you see “The background is too dark, Please Use the Flash Light” on the LCD, please turn on the
function for compensate the background light conditions (Ple
Flash
In low light c ons, it is best to use the built-in flash. Yo
me mode:
conditions.
To set the flash:
1. Press UP/Flash until the flash function is forced on .
2. Press the UP/Flash button until the flash function is turned off .
This function will not work if your battery power is insufficient.
recommend a tripod when you use the
Note:
Self-Timer
You can include yourself in a photo by using this feature to delay the time between your pressing the
Shutter/OK and when the ph
self-timer function. oto is actually taken. It is ed that you use
1. Press the Menu button.
2. Press the Up/Down button repeatedly to select the icon on the LCD.

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3. he Shutter/OK button again within 5 seconds. The timer runs for 10 seconds before the photo is
the camera w ll e camera mode if you don’t press the Shutter/OK button within 5 seconds.
Press t
taken.
Note: i return to th
otion Photography M
1. Press the Menu button.
2. Press the Up/Down button repeatedly to select icon on the LCD.
3. Press the Shutter/OK button within 5 seconds. The LED will flash.
. Press the Shutter/OK button again to stop and save it to AVI file.
1. ed back
amera.
ble space on your camera.
3. The shooting time ill be displayed on the LCD screen.
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Note: The photos taken in this mode will be saved as AVI format (without audio). And can be play
on Media Player and Quick time. You can not playback the AVI files in your Digital C
2. The shooting time varies slightly depending on the availa
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P
h to resolution setting
1. Press the Menu button.
2. Press the Up/Down button repeatedly to select the icon on the LCD.
3. Press the Shutter/OK button within 5 seconds.
4. Press the Up/Down button to select the photo resolution you want:

: High resolution (4.1M)
: Normal resolution (3M)
: Low resolution (VGA)
5. Press the Shutter/OK button to confirm and change the setting.
enter or exit the menu quickly.
his mode is aken photos before you
. Press the Up but e photos manually one by one going forward.
one going backward.
Playback mode
Note: You can press the Menu button repeatedly in order to
for you to preview the photos you have ta
mode.
Tken. Make sure you have t
View photos:
change to this
1. Press the Down button to enter the Playback mode.
2 ton to preview th
button to pr view t 3. Press the Down e he photos manually one by
Delete single photo
1. Select a photo you want to de te.l
2
e
icon will appea. Press the Menu button. The r on
3. Press the Shutter/OK button. the LCD,
Press the Shutter/OK button to confirm the deletion.
4. Press the Up/Down button to select the “√”.
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it wi
n button until the
Note: At step 3 you can select “×” and then Press the Shutter/OK button to ex thout deleting.
Delete all photos
1. Press the Menu button repeatedly and press Up/Dow icon is selected.
. Press the Up/Down button to select the “√”.
Note: 1. nd then Press the Shutter/OK button to exit without deleting
er/OK button to revert
back to the Camera mode.
3. You cannot access the playback mode if there are no photos in your camera.
2. Press the Shutter/OK button.
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4. Press the Shutter/OK button to confirm the deletion.
At step 3 you can select “×” a
2. Press the Down button to enter Playback mode and you can press the Shutt
Installing PhoTags Express Software
Before attempting to install the software, make sure that you do not have the camera’s USB cable attached to
otos and videos from your camera by simply connecting the camera to
he USB port of your com
your computer.
Note: The PhoTags Express software is only compatible on Windows operating systems. For Mac
users you may transfer the ph
t puter.

Software Installation
1. Insert the CD into your CD-Rom drive. Make sure that your camera is not connected to the compute
2. On the “Install your camera software” screen, select the camera from the d
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r.
ropdown list on the left
and then click the “Install” button to install the PhoTags Express software.
. On the “PhoTags Express" screen, click the “Next” button.
4. Please review the license terms and click the “Agree” button to continue.
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Express” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then
k “Install”.
6. Click “Finish” to let the “PhoTags Express” installer finish the installation program.
5. L
clic
et the “PhoTags

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7. Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the “PhoTags Express”.
Transferring photos to your PC
Connect your camera to the computer correctly with USB cable, the screen will be shown a window
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1.
Cho p ctures to a folder on my computer” on the Removable Disk (F:) window. After you
click the screen step by step, you are only required to follow the
des i ystem to finish transferring.
2. R Icon on the desktop.
. Click on the REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICE to view the images. The images are stored in the
subfolder called DCM100.
5. You can now copy and paste the images to an
NOTE: Now you can download the photos to your computer with two methods as below:
Download photos directly from windows
ose “copy i
“OK”, there will be shown some windows on
cript on and click the buttons that are defaulted by the s
Or you can:
1. Click on the START button in Windows.
Click on the MY COMPUTE
3. Your memory card will appear as a REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICE.
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y directory you choose.
Do ad Photos u wnlo sing PhoTags Express
a. Double click the PhoTags Express icon on the desktop to launch the application.
b. Click the “Register online” button on the window that appears.
Or you can directly click “Continue” for registration at a later time.

2. After this step, the main window will appear on the screen.
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a. Plug the camera into the USB port of your computer and wait for the computer to
recognize the camera as a USB device.
b. Click the “Get Photos” button. The Get Photos wizard mode will appear on the
screen.
c. Select the “custom copy” option to choose the photos you wish to download from the
camera to your PC.
Or you can select “Express” option to download all photos to the computer without the option of
selecting photos. In this mode you will not see a preview of the photos transferred.
Custom copy
This mode is used to manually select the photos you wish to copy to your computer.
The “Device selection” mode will appear. Both your camera and the memory card will each appear in the
“Active Devices” list.
Select the “Custom copy” radial button option and then click “Next” to continue.
Note: At this stage you can select the “Express” option to copy all photos to your computer at once without
any prompt.
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