Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 5024 Vivitar
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V iviCam 5024 Digit al Camera Owner Manual © 2009 Sakar International, Inc. All rights reserved. Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
T able of Content s Introduction .............................................................................................................................. .......................... 2 Key Features .............................................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam 5024 5.1 Mega-Pi xel Digital Camera. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera. Y our digital camera can also be used as a removable disk. It enriches your life.
y 128 MB RAM, with 150MB of free disk space y Available USB interface y CD-ROM Drive y 1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution y 16-bit color or higher display adaptor Computer System Requirement s f.
A Quick Look at Y our Camera 4.
Prep aring Y our Camera for Use Battery Installation Y our camera requires 3 AAA batteries. T o insert the batteries into the camera: 1. Slide and open the battery compartment at the bottom of the camera. 2. Please make sure that the batteries are inserted with the correct pol arity facing up.
Note: 1. If you don’t intend to use your camera for an ex tended period of time, please re move the batteries to avoid battery leakage and corrosion. 2. Please don’t remove the batteries or po wer of f your camera before downloading the testing photo when you have not inserted an SD card.
3. Push the card in until you feel it “click” into posit ion. The top of the ca rd should be flushed with the surface of the camera. An icon will appear on the LCD screen after you turn on your camera. 4. Once the external memory card is inserted into t he camera all the images taken with the camera will be stored on the card.
St arting Y our Camera Press and hold the Power button to turn on your camera. Th e LCD screen will light up indicating that your camera is on and ready for use. T o power off your camera, press and hold the Po wer button again for about 3 seconds. Camera Modes T aking photo s Power on your camera, the default mode is Camera mode.
2. Press the Up button again to change from the aut o flash to the red-eye reduction flash mode. The icon will appear on the LCD indicating that the re d eye reduction function has been activated. 3. Press the Up button once more until you see the icon appear on the LCD screen.
3. Press the Menu/OK button. 4. Use the Up/Down button to select either: “On” - to activate and turn the anti-shake on. Icon will show on the screen. “Off” - to exit or turn the anti-shake off. Icon will appear on the screen. 5. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm.
Setting Frequenc y Fluorescent lighting oscillation can affect the quality of your photos. Set the camera for the correct frequency for the country that you are in. Y our camera has 2 Frequency settings, 60HZ for the U.S. and 50H Z for Europe and Japan.
Self Timer Y ou can include yourself in a photo by using the Se lf T imer feature to delay the time between your pressing th e shutter and when the photo is actu ally taken. It is re commended that you use a tripod or place the camera on a flat and secure surface when you use the self-timer .
Vide o Mode The Video Mode allows you to shoot high quality A VI movies. In order to use this mode an SD memory card required. 1. Insert a SD memory card. 2. Power on your camera. 3. Press the MODE button to select the video mode. The Video icon now appears in the top lef t corner of the LCD.
5. Press the Menu/OK button to confirm. Setting Video frequenc y Fluorescent lighting oscillation can affect the quality of your videos. Set the camera for the correct frequency for the country that you are in. Y our camera has 2 Frequency settings, 60HZ for the U.
Preview photos In playback mode press the Right/Left buttons to sele ct and view your photos and videos taken. “JPG” will appear on the LCD if you selected a photo. The resolution icon of the photo will appear on the botto m left corner of the LCD for each photo.
Format This function will delete all of the files in your came ra’s memory (internal memory or SD memory card, depending on the device selection). Please be certai n that you wish to use this function. In the playback mode: 1. Press the Menu/OK button.
Inst alling PhoT ags Express Sof tware NOTE: Before attem pting to install the software, make sure that you do not have the camera’s USB cable attached to your computer. This w ill affect the install process and can cause a failed i nstallation of the camera software and drivers.
3. Please review the license terms and click the “ I Agree ” button to continue. 4. Let the “PhoT ags Express” installer create the fo lder w here the program will be inst alled to, and then click “Inst all”.
5. Please wait while the application is being installed on y our computer. 6. Once the application has been installed on your computer , click the “Finish” button to let t he “PhoT ags Express” installer fi nish the inst allation program.
If you selected the option for the application to start af ter pressing the Finish button, the application will automatically launch. If not, then in order to open the application you need to double click on the Photags Express icon on th e desktop.
7. The Welcome to Photags Ex press Product Registration screen will open. This screen will appear each time you open the application until you register . T o register yo ur product please click the “Register Online” button and fill out the online registration form (This requires an internet connection).
4. If the C amera is off it will automatically be tu rned on when the USB cable is properly connected. If you have not already opened your application then c lick the “PhoT ags Express” icon that appears on y ou r desktop to open the “PhoT ags Exp ress” Software.
CD’s of any folders for backup and storage. Enhance your photos ; Auto Enhance, Crop, Correct Red Eye, Ma nually Adjust and add S pecial Effects. Add A ctive Capt ions - add T ext Captions, Frames, Shapes, Keyw ords… and more that can be viewed or hidden any time.
Download photos and v ideos to y our PC Transfer Photos and video images from your camera to your PC using PhoTa gs Express. Select the “Get Photos” button from the top of the PhoTags Express Main Menu screen.
Select the device (removable disk) option in the Active Devices window on the left and then select either the “Custom” or “Express” cop y radial button in the Copy methods box. CUSTOM COPY METHOD Select the “Custom” copy radial button. Click the “Next” button.
Choose where to place your photos and videos. The default is to place all photos and videos into a folder under the C:My Documents My Pictures fol der with the date when the photos were taken as the folder name. Click the “Finish” button to start the download process.
All the media – Photos and Videos on your camera are now downloaded to your computer to the selected folder. Open the “Select Photos” mode of Photags Expre ss to view the thumbnails for all the media. You may now use PhoTags Express to edit your photos, create collections and Burn CD`s.
EXPRESS COPY METHOD Select the “Express” copy radial button if you want to have all the images transferred to the PC without the option to select which photos you want to transfer. In this mode you will not see a preview of the images transferred.
T ransferring photos and videos to your PC manually Connect your camera to the computer correctly with USB cable, the screen will be shown a window ( Removable Disk F: ) as below: NOTE: Now you can download the phot os and videos to your computer w ith two methods as below : 1.
1. Click on the ST ART button in Windows. 2. Click on the MY COMPUTER Icon on the desktop. 3. Y our memory card will appear as a REMOV ABLE STORAGE DEVICE. 4. Click on the REMOV ABLE STORAGE DEVICE to view the images. The images are sto red in the subfolder called DCM100.
What Is Not Covered By Warranty: Damages or malfunctions not resulting from defects in material or workmanship and damages or malfunctions from other than normal use, including but limited to, rep a ir b y unauthorized parties, tampering, modification or accident.
Appendix A: Specifications Sensor CMOS sensor Image resolution 5M (2592x1944pixels 4:3), 3M (2048x1536pixels 4:3), 2M (1920x1080pixels 16:9 ), VGA (640x480pixels 4:3) Lens f=7.
Appendix B: T roubleshooting Q : I have taken photos but my computer says, “No photos in camera.” What do I do? A : First ensure that you have in fact taken photos. Pre ss the Shutter/OK button a few times to take some sample photos and then try downloading them again.
34 4. Once your computer is back up, plug the camera into your computer ’s USB port. 5. Right-click on the “My Computer” icon. Select properties.
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