User manual VIVITAR VIVICAM 2700

[. . . ] INSTALLING DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . 19 6. TRANSFERRING IMAGES TO A COMPUTER . . . . . 22 7. USING YOUR CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA . . . . . . . . 27 Rev 030409 1. INTRODUCTION Please read through this manual carefully before using the camera and follow the instructions to derive full benefit from your camera. [. . . ] If you remove the batteries from your camera for more than 20 seconds your images will be lost because the internal memory will be erased in the absence of battery power. (Images stored on a memory card will not be erased if power is removed. ) · 4. 1 Power On/Power Off · Power On: Press and hold the power button for three seconds. As soon as you hear the audio tones (greeting) you may release the power button. Power Off: Press and hold the power button for two to three seconds until two beeps are heard and power is off. Auto Power Off: To save power, the camera will automatically turn off after 60 seconds if no buttons are pressed. · · 4. 2 Taking Images Power up the camera, locate a subject in the viewfinder and you are ready to take images (pictures). Press the Shutter button to take an image. "CAP. " (short for Capture) will appear on the Status LCD and the image will be stored in memory. In about four seconds you will be able to take another image. (If you are using the internal flash it may take 15 ­ 25 seconds to recharge the flash capacitor. ) · icon will If you are using a memory card, the appear in the Information/Status LCD and the image will be stored on the memory card. For a best quality image, hold your camera firmly and still. Do not move or shake while taking an image. The settings will not be changed until you change then again. The Delete Function ­ Deleting/Erasing Images 1. Press the Mode button twice and "DEL" will appear on the Status LCD. Press the Shutter button to enter the delete submenu. Press the Select button to toggle (alternate) between LAST and ALL. Press the Shutter button to confirm your choice of LAST or ALL. ("All" will allow you to delete all of your stored images, whereas "LAST" will allow you to delete only the last image that you captured. ) 3. Finally, a "Y" (for Yes) will appear in the status display. Press the Shutter button to delete your image(s). Alternatively, press the Select button change YES (Y) to NO (N) to cancel the deletion process and exit all menus. Movie Mode ­ Capturing Silent Movies 1. Press the Mode button three times and "MOV" will appear on the Status LCD. Press the Shutter button to set the camera to the Movie Mode. [. . . ] Notes about Setup Mode: · PC camera mode does not apply to Mac OS. · When using PC Cam mode, do not forget to switch back to HDD mode to download images. 5. INSTALLING DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE 5. 1 Driver Installation ­ for PC users Your camera will operate with your computer as a HARD DISK DRIVE (HDD). PC users can enjoy the additional feature of a PC CAMERA (CAM) for a direct (live) video feed to your PC. [. . . ]