User manual VIVITAR VIVICAM 3825

[. . . ] Vivicam 3825 User Manual English 030225 Warranty Policy This camera is under warranty for one full year from the date of purchase by the original purchaser. In case of defects in materials or workmanship, we will replace or repair the camera free of charge. This warranty does not include batteries, or other accessories which have not been manufactured by our company. This warranty will not be honored if the camera has been mishandled or tampered with, or altered by anyone other than the manufacturer. [. . . ] The icons of the Focus, AE, Photometry and White Balance appear only when the scene program is "Standard". The icons of Self-timer, Digital Zoom and EV appear only while each function is applied to the preview images. 15 CAPTURE MODE LCD button Each press of the LCD button switches the display format as follows: ICON OFF LCD OFF LCD and ICON ON Taking Pictures 1. Toggle the button to select the desired scene program(refer to page 18). Toggle the button to select the desired flash mode (refer to page 19). Look at the image on the LCD monitor or optical viewfinder to compose the picture. Press the WIDE/TELE button to set the subject size and image composition. · Pressing the shutter button down half way adjusts the exposure, and pressing the shutter button down fully takes the shot. · The card access LED lights while image data is being recorded onto the memory card. Note: The warning message "OPEN THE LENS COVER" if the lens cover is closed in the capture mode. Number of Recordable Images All images are stored on a memory card inserted in the camera. The total number of stored images is varied with the free space of the card, the mixture of the image quality modes, and also the complexity of the subject. The following are examples of the roughly estimated file size and the reference number to be displayed on the LCD monitor in the still capture mode after the camera formats the card. IMAGE QUALITY Fine Standard(STD) Basic Economy (Eco) 16MB 11 22 34 129 32MB 23 47 72 270 64MB 128MB 48 96 149 553 97 195 301 1118 16 Zoom Control This camera features two types of zooming, optical zooming (2. 8x) and digital zooming (2x). Optical Zoom 1. Press hold the WIDE button, it will move the lens towards to the wide-angle position, which means zooming away from your subject. 2. Press hold the TELE button, it will move the lens towards the telephoto position, which means zooming in your subject. Digital Zoom If you want your subject to appear larger and closer when the picture is taken, use your camera's Digital Zoom feature. Your digital camera provides 2x Digital Zoom. To use Digital Zoom, the LCD monitor is required. Press hold the TELE button to zoom in your subject until the maximum TELE position, and then release the button. Press the shutter button halfway down to lock in the auto focus and exposure, and then press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture. 17 Selecting the Scene Program The camera provides three scene program modes besides the standard mode, which are Landscape mode, Portrait mode and Night View mode. The background get slightly blurred and a subject becomes in-focus in this mode. The camera automatically sets the proper shootingn conditions. Landscape mode Suitable for shot of the landscape. Please choose this program to take a picture for both your subject and the background in focus. Night view mode Suitable for shot of a night view. The camera sets the slower shutter speed, even though the camera fires the flash. Since this may result in the image becoming handshaken, use of a tripod is recommended. Note: For standard mode, there is no indicator for the icon on the LCD monitor. 18 Focus Mode Setting Toggle the button to select the desired focus mode. [. . . ] Press the or button to choose one of the following options: [1 MIN] : Auto power off after 1 minute [3 MIN] : Auto power off after 3 minutes [5 MIN] : Auto power off after 5 minutes Note: This function is not activate in the PC mode. Video Out Set the video/TV output system according to the country in which your camera used. Press the or button to toggle the option: [NTSC]: NTSC system [PAL]: PAL system 34 TRANSFERRING PICTURES TO THE COMPUTER Before you can transfer the pictures from the memory card to your computer, you need to install first the camera software into your computer. (Driver installation: Applicable only on Windows 98 and Mac OS 8. 6) System Requirements Before installing the camera software, make sure your computer meets the following system requirements: Windows 98/2000/Me/XP, Pentium 166 MHz or higher for PC Users Mac OS 8. 6/9. 0/9. 1/X, Power PC CPU for Macintosh Users Color monitor (800 x 600 24-bit or higher recommended) Available USB port, CD-ROM drive 80 MB available hard disk space At least 32 MB RAM Installing the Software (Driver & Image Application) 1. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the camera software installation. [. . . ]