Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ViviCam 3340 Vivitar
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ViviCam 3340 Digital Camera User's Mannual.
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................... 2 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................. 6 3. G ETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA .................. 8 4. GETTING STARTED ........................................ 12 5. INSTALLING DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE .
1. INTRODUCTION Please read through this manual carefully befor e using the camera and follow the instructions to derive full benefit from your camera. 1 - 1 Safety Precautions • The software CD - ROM disc packaged with the camera is designed for PC use only.
Copyright Restrictions Please observe copyright law and restrictions, as your new camera is a recording device. LCD (Liquid Crystal D isplay) status display Your new camera includes an LCD information/status display that contains a small amount of liquid.
1 - 3 Operational Cautions Your camera consists of intricate electrical and mechanical components. Avoid exposing the camera to the following conditions: • Extremely damp and dusty places. • Sea led vehicles or places exposed to direct sunlight • Extreme high temperatures or heat.
1 - 4 Common Accessories The following items are normally included with the Vivicam 3340 camera. (Note that accessories may vary by ret ailer.) 1. AA Batteries (2) 2. Wrist Strap 3. Software CD ROM (Driver and PC Applications) 4. USB Cable 5. Pouch 6.
2. SPCIFICATIONS 2.1 Camera Specifications • Image resolution: Still images: Fine = 1280 x 1024 (1.3M) , Mid = 640 x 480 ( VGA) ; Video = 320 x 240 • Range of Focus : o Normal mode: 3 feet to Infinity o Macro mode: 8 to 10 inches • Internal Memory : 8M SDRAM.
2 - 2 System Requirements To operate your camera with your computer the following minimum requirements are suggested. For MAC users, only the USB Mas s Storage Device function is available.
3. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA 3.1 Identifying the Features: Front View Back View (1) Shutter button (2) Power button (3) Mode button (4) Select button (5) LCD information display (6) Viewfinder windo.
3.2 Information and Status LCD Flash : : Off : Auto : Self - timer Image Resolution : : 640x480 : 1280x1024 : Memory Card Indicator White Balance : : Tungsten : Sunny : Fluorescent : Cloudy : Auto.
Battery status : : Full batter y power : Medium batter y power : No/low battery power : Images Number / Function Display 3.3 LED Indicators There are two LEDs on the backside of the camera, below the viewfinder window. Their functions are described in the following table: Indicator/Status Description ON Camera is b usy or the flash is charging.
3. 4 Using an SD or MMC Memory Card (Optional card) Your camera supports Secure Digital (SD) or Multi - media Memory Cards (MMC). Using a memory card allows you to take more i mages.
4. GETTING STARTED • Before using your camera insert two AA batterie s into the battery compartment. Note the proper orientation. • During operation, if the battery power gets very low, a warning message “LOW” message will appear on the Status LCD.
4.2 Taking Images Power up the camera, l ocate 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.
4.3 Operational Functions and Modes Photo (FOTO) Function Delete Function Movie Mode Setup Mode.
4.4 Functions and Modes Your camera has two functions and two modes. Function s include: 1) Taking images, 2) Deleting images. Modes include: 1) Movie Mode, 2) Setup Mode. Modes & functions are described in the following paragraphs. The Photo (FOTO) Function – Taking Images 1.
5. RESOLUTION (RES) submenu. Use the Select button to set the still - image resolution to either Mid: 640x480 or Fine: 1280x1024. Press the Shutter button to confirm your selection. Note: Fine resolution will result in much better images, whereas Mid resolution will allow you to store more images in available memory space.
Movie Mode – Capturing Silent Mo vies 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. 2. When the camera is in the Movie Mode, “MOV” will be displayed continuously on the Status LCD.
Setup Mode 1. Press the Mode button four times and “ SET. ” will appear on the Status LCD. Press the Shutter button to enter t he setup submenus. 2. Scroll through the Setup submenus by pressing the Select button. There are three Setup submenus: SELF - TIMER (TMR), FREQUENCY (FRQ), and USB (USB).
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 .
3. Click “Next” to continue. Follow the instructions to complete the camera driver i nstallation. A fter the installation is completed, the following message will appear on the screen.
• Note: Mac OS and Lycoris Desktop LX users will not be using the P C/web camera feature. Therefore, no driver is required. Your Mac OS or Lycoris Desktop LX computer will automatically recognize the camera and load its own USB mass - storage device driver.
6. TRANSFERRING IMAGES TO A COMPUTER 6.1 Connecting Your Computer Method 1: USB Mass Storage Device (all users) - Your digital camera functions with your computer as if it were a storage device ( like a c ard reade r , CD, or floppy disk) device. Follow these steps to use your camera as a mass storage device : 4.
10. Launch any TWAIN compliant imag ing application. Click on TWAIN > Select Source > Camera TWAIN DS (or V3340) option to i nvoke the TWAIN interface. Arcsoft PhotoImpression on the V3340 CD - ROM support s TWAIN. For more information, please refer to its respective on - line help .
(1) Display TWAIN program information, version number and copyright . (2) Quit TWAIN program and return to the imaging application . (3) Save the selected images into a directory (4) Select all images.
13. You may select one or more images . Then, press the transfer button (7) to transfer the selected images to a the imaging application. You can transfer the images in either “ Standard ” or “ .
14. Standard and Large files sizes for images: Original Size 640x480(VGA) 1280X1024(1.3M) 15. You may select one or more images . Then, press the Save button (3) to save the selected images into a specific directory. 16. Using th is dialog box, you can specify the Direc tory, Filename, Format and Picture Size of the images you are going to save.
7. USING YOUR CAMERA AS A PC CAMERA 7.1 Live Camera Video for PC Users - In addition to capturing movies and images, your camera can also act as a video camera for your PC. To use your camera as a PC Camera: 1. Install the PC camera driver as described the previous chapter “Driver Installation” section .
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