User manual VIVITAR VIVICAM 3540

[. . . ] CONTENTS Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Battery Used for Vivicam 3540 Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Nomenclature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Connect the camera unit by USB cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 TV Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Status LCD display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 14 Recording a movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Host Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Install the Arcsoft programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Install the camera driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Upload photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Use of PhotoFantasy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Use of PhotoStudio and PhotoPrinter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Product Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Software and System Requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-27 1 Digital Camera Vivicam 3540 User Guide The package contains of below items : Vivicam 3540 Camera Program CD USB cable, 5 feet, transparent TV cable, 4 feet, black color Hand strap User manual Warranty card 1 unit 1 pcs 1 pcs 1 pcs 1 pcs inside CD-ROM 1 pcs Alkaline Batteries (AAAx4) are not included Mode SXGA VGA 2X(Digital) Movie PC camera Resolution 1248x1008 624x504 624x504 160 x 120 320x240 or 160x120 File Extension JPEG JPEG JPEG MOV AVI File Size ~350KB(Fine), ~200KB (Norm) ~70KB(Econ) ~70KB(2X) up to 4. 5MB / 50s Very large (in MB) 2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning : Changes or modifications to this unit 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 a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. [. . . ] Double Click the driver icon on the desktop. The image files are shown in the "Vivicam 3540 Camera" Explorer. Then click the right button of the mouse and select Copy. Press Control V to paste the images to this folder. You can edit the images by the Arcsoft PhotoStudio or other similar application programs. If the USB cord is not connected and the driver icon is clicked, it will try to search for the COM port. You must put in the battery in order to power on the unit and connect to the PC. Install the MyCamera driver to the Mac computer Insert the CD-ROM to the CD-ROM drive of the Mac unit. Click on the CD-ROM icon on the desktop. Click on it to do installation. Save the image files to the Mac hard drive After installation, you can find the My Camera icon on the desktop. Plug in the camera(take some images first) and then click on this icon. It will open the dialog panel with the image files(thumbnails can be seen). Click on one image file or select all images. It will ask you to save the image one by one to a folder. A window box is shown to help you. Install the Quicktime 4. 0 TM to the PC In the CD-ROM, there is the QuickTime folder. Double click on the Qt. exe file, it will do installation of QuickTime 4. 0 TM if you have no such program. Follow the instructions and agree the license document. Use the Movie mode to take a movie file (Svi_xxxx. mov). Open the Vivicam 3540 Camera explorer and double click the Svi_xxxx. mov file. It will automatically open the QuickTime Player and you can see the first frame of the movie file. Click the Play icon to start movie play back. 16 Install the Arcsoft Programs : Place the CD-ROM to the CD-ROM drive. It will auto run. 17 When finishing the installation of the Arcsoft programs, it will start to install the PC driver. 18 Make a shortcut of the Vivicam 3540 Camera driver to the desktop. Double click the driver icon, it will display the explorer as shown. 19 Use of PhotoFantasy : Open the PhotoFantasy. [. . . ] Or double click the setup. exe in the `Drivers' folder of the CD-ROM. Select the `Remove' to uninstall the camera driver. You can use it whenever the power is ready and the memory is not full (using the CF memory card). Should I take off the batteries when the camera will not be used for a long time? [. . . ]