User manual VIVITAR VIVICAM 3695

[. . . ] Table of Contents Vivicam 3695 Digital Camera User's Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1-2 Before Using Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1-3 Operational Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1-4 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4-4 Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4-5 PC Connection Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chapter 5 Preparing Your Camera 5-1 Attaching the Hand Strap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5-2 Loading Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5-3 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5-4 Setting Up the OSD Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5-5 Setting Up the Date/Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 0 Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Camera 2-1 Product Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2-2 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2-3 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 6 Getting Started 6-1 Setup Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 6-2 Record Mode (including Self-Timer and Digital Zoom). . . 19 6-3 Play Mode (including Delete and Slide show functions). . 20 6-4 Movie Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6-5 PC Connection Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6-6 TV Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Chapter 3 Controls, Operation, and Display 3-1 LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3-2 LCD Monitor Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3-3 Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3-4 Shutter Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3-5 Mode Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3-6 MENU/ENTER; Multi-Select Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3-7 Flash Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3-8 Mode Display Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3-9 Macro Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 7 Driver Installation 7-1 Installing the PC Camera Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7-2 Installing PC Application Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chapter 4 Navigating Modes and Menus 4-1 Record Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4-2 Play Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4-3 Movie Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Please read through this manual carefully before using your camera and follow the instructions to derive maximum benefit from your camera and avoid damage from improper operation. Caution regarding the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor ­ Your camera includes an LCD for image display. If the LCD should break open please observe the following precautions: 1-3 Operational Precautions Your camera includes many intricate electrical components. [. . . ] Press the memory card down momentarily and gently. Note: There is 16MB of memory built-in to the camera. The use of a memory card is highly recommended, but optional. It will expand storage capacity and allow you to use a card reader to download your images. Whenever a memory card is inserted the camera will always use the card in preference to internal memory. If you wish to use internal memory, remove the memory card. You may either SD or MMC memory cards up to 512 MB capacity. A memory card will not fit in the wrong orientation. Do not force the card into the card slot. If the camera cannot recognize a memory card, gently wipe the metal interface pins on the card with a soft cloth and reload the card again. 6-1 Setup Mode Using the Setup Mode, you can adjust camera functions including: Resolution, Image Quality, White Balance, EV Compensation, OSD Language, Date & Time, TV Output standard, lighting frequency, Format Media, and reset settings to their default values. To setup these items, perform the following: 1. Turn the Mode Dial to Setup Mode . 6-2 Record Mode Record Mode offers you a quick and easy way to capture images. Turn the Mode Dial to Record Mode . ?The memory card will click and bounce upward. 2. Using the lens cover on the front of the camera to turn the camera on. After the red LED goes off, the set up screen will appear on the LCD monitor. Use the arrow buttons Button to navigate and select menu items. 5-4 Setting Up the OSD Language ?Pull the memory card out with your fingers direction. NOTE: If the memory card is full of images or data, you can turn the Mode Dial to Setup Mode and then select Turn the Mode Dial to Setup Mode and select "Language" to set the OSD language. There are five language selections: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. 4. Press the Enter button on the MENU/ENTER Button to make a selection. By pressing the arrow button Button on the MENU/ENTER 2. [. . . ] Double click the CD-ROM drive icon and double click on the InstallMgr. exe file. 3. Click on Install driver and this screen will appear: 1. Please select the video standard that matches the TV you wish to use. Turn the Mode Dial to Setup Mode and select NTSC or PAL. [. . . ]