Vivitar Vivicam 5B User manual

Quickstart Guide
Vivicam
5 B
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2005.09.04

1. General Precautions .................................................... 2
2. Vivicam 5BIntroduction .............................................. 3
3. The Vivicam 5B.............................................................. 5
4. Taking Images ..............................................................10
5. Installing the Driver and Application Software..........13
6. Transferring Images to Your Computer .................... 16
7. Using The Vivicam 5Bas a PC/Web Camera ............ 20
CONTENTS

1.
Camera Precautions
Follow these guidelines when using your Vivicam 5B:
Keep the camera from the following environments
-High temperature places such as direct sunlight or
extreme heat.
-Excessive humidity, dust, vibration.
Do not use the camera outdoors if it is raining or snowing.
If the lens or the viewfinder gets dirty, clean them
with a lens brush or soft cloth. Never touch the lens with your
fingers.
Do not open the camera case
or attempt your own repairs,
it may create arisk of the electrical shock.
Do not open the battery compartment when the camera
power is on.
Be sure to download your images before replacing or
removing the batteries in order to avoid losing your images

2. Vivicam 5Blntroduction
2.1 Specifications
Resolution:
Digital Camera mode : 640 x 480 pixels (VGA)
320 x 240 pixels (CIF)
PC Camera mode : 640 x 480 pixels
320 x 240 pixels
160 x 120 pixels
Range of Focus : 2 feet to infinity
24 bit full collor
Memory : Built-in 8MB SDRAM
File Format : JPEG or BMP (depending upon Twain AP)
Power : AAA alkaline battery x 1
Interface : USB
Auto Power Off : 20 seconds

2.2 Accessories
1. Camera Cradle
2. One AAA alkaline battery
3. Camera necklace
4. Camera driver and application software CD
5. USB cable
6. Quick Start Guide

3.
The
Vivicam 5
B
3.1 General
(Face Plate is interchangeable )
Front Back

3.2 LCD Panel indicators
Image Counter
: The number of images remaining (to be taken)
: Power off
: Higher Image Quality -Disable
compression (Default
value with no compression)
: Lower Image Quality -Enable compression -
for more
images
: 50Hz lighting environment

: 60Hz lighting environment
(Default frequency is 60Hz)
PC Connection
: PC Connect (Pop-
up when running U/I application)
Continuos capture
: For Video clipsat 320x240 pixels (CIF resolution)
.
Self-timer
: Self timer -to capture an image in10 secs.
Resolution:
: 320 x 240 pixels (CIF resolution)-
Low-Resolution
: 640 x 480 pixels (VGA resolution)-
High-Resolution (Default value)

Image Delete
: Delete all the images from memory.
: Delete last image in from memory.
uImportant:
When the the LCD is blinking continuously, it indicates
low battery power

3.3 Status LCD panel icon:
Press the mode key to select a mode or function -
3.4 Tips & Trouble Shooting
To stabilize the cradle on adesk,
insert the barrel of USB
cable into the base of cradle as
shown
The cradle can be also
placed on the top of a
laptop LCD panel.

4.
Tak
ing
Images
4.1 Turn Power On
Power on : Press Mode button and the
camera will beep.
Power off : Press Mode button to select , then
press the shutter button to turn off the power.
Note: The camera will automatically turn off if
inactive for about 20 seconds.
4.2 Taking Images
The total number of images you can capture is:
: Using compression in VGA Mode (Hi Res/Low Qual)
:Without compression in VGA Mode (Hi Res/Hi Qual)
: With compression in CIF Mode (Low Res/Low Qual)
: Without compression in CIF Mode (Low Res/Hi Qual)
Press Shutter button to take a image -camera will
beep.

LCD Panel will show :
: When you take a image the number of images
remaining will reduce by one -down to zero.
4.3 Self Timer -Image Capture
Self-timer: Press MODE key to select , then press
shutter, the camera will beep 10 times and then take an
image.
4.4 Continuous Capture -for making video clips
Video: Press MODE key to select " ", then press the
shutter and hold -it will take a sequnece of continuous CIF
images. When the shutter is released, it will stop taking images.
4.5 Deleting Images
1.Delete all images -
Press MODE key to select " ", then press shutter.
The LCD will flash about 5 seconds, you must press the
Shutter again to delete all images.
2. Delete the last image -
Press MODE key to select " ", then press shutter.
It will delete the last image taken.

4.6 Resolution
Select resolution: Press MODE key to select or
then press shutter to confirm VGA or CIF resolution.
4.7 Enable/Disable Compression of Images
1.Enable compression -to allow for more images in memory
Press MODE key to select "
", and then press shutter to
enable compression setting.
2.Disable compression -to capture the best possible images
Press MODE key to select "
", and then press shutter to
disable compression setting.
4.8 Choice of Local Lighting Frequency
(For indoor shots)
50Hz or 60Hz (D
efault value is 60Hz). Press MODE key to
select, and then press shutter to choose or .
Note:
a. Before pressing shutter to change mode setting, the
LCD
will display the mode for about 3 seconds and then
return to image capture mode.
b. If the camera is inactive for about 20 seconds, it will
automatically power off.

5. Installing the Driver and Application
Software
5.1 Computer System Requirements -
Please check your PC system requirements before
installing the software :
1. Windows 98
SE, Me, 2000, XP
2. Pentium or higher CPU
3. CD
-ROM drive
4. USB port
5.2 Installation of TWAIN Driver and AVI Maker -
1. Tu
rn on your computer
2. lnsert the camera software CD into the CD-ROM drive
;
3. This screen will appear:
Click the "
I
nstall TWAIN Driver"

3. Select desired language:
Click " OK " to next setup procedure.
4. Your computer will display:
Click " Next " and follow setup procedure.
The TWAIN driver and AVI Maker installation are complete

5. Click " Finish " to finish the installation.
5.3 Installing Application Software
1. lnsert software CD into the CD-ROM drive
2. This screen will appear:
Select the application software you wish to install.

6.Transferring Images To Your Computer
After the TWAIN driver and application software are
installed
on your PC. You may download images from your camera.
6.1 Connecting Vivicam 5B to your PC -
Use the USB cable connect to your computer
Vivicam 5B
Computer
6.2 Windows will detect the Camera:
6.3 Transferring Images to your PC -
1. Open "Photo impression 2000" application software.
2. Click "Get Photo" button.
3. Click "Camera/Scanner" and then the " Select
Source " list appears.
4. Select "Vivicam 5B"
5. Choose the destination album for your images from
the "Select Album" list.

6. Click the "Acquire" button, and the Vivicam 5BTWAIN
software window will open.
7. The images on the cmaera will display in the
TWAIN window.
8. Choose the images that you like or click "Select All" to
select all images then click the "Transfer" button.
Select All: To select all images.
Deselect All: To deselect all images.
Transfer: Click to transfer selected imagesto the application
software.
Exit: Closes the TWAIN Window.

6.4 Create a Video Clip with CIF images using
AVI Maker
1. Use the Continuous Capture Mode to capture a
sequence of CIF images for making a video clip.
2. Connect your Vivicam 5Bto your PC with the USB cable
3. Start AVI Maker from the Windows Programs menu:
4. AVI Maker will automatically read the CIF images from
Vivicam 5B. And show this window:

5. Select aCompression Quality and Click on "Create"
6. A "Save As " window will appear.
7. Choose an file name (and directory/folder) where
you want to save your new AVI video file.
8. You may play your AVI movie file using Windows Media
Player: