Vivitar Vivicam 35 User Manual

							 
  
   
 Vivicam 
35
 User Manual
 
      English 
040208t
p 
   
						

							 
Content
s 
1. 
Introduction 
       1 
1.1. Overview
  
 
 
 
 
        
1 
1.2. Warnings 
and 
Precautions 
    1 
1.3. Package 
Content
s 
     4 
1.4. System 
Requirement
s 
     4 
1.5. Vivicam 
35 
Features 
 
 
       
        
5 
2. 
Inst
alling 
the 
Batteries 
 
 
 
        
6 
3. 
Inst
alling the Sof
tware  
 
 
 
        
8 
3.1. Twain 
Driver 
for 
Window
s-based 
PCs 
 
         
8 
3.2. ArcSof
t Suite 
      9 
3.2.1. PhotoImpression              
                  
  9 
3.2.2. 
VideoImpression 
 
 
 
        
9 
3.3. NetGUI 
In-A-Flash 
Photo 
    9 
3.4. User 
Manual 
      10 
4. 
Capturing 
Images 
      1
1 
4.1. Pow
er On 
the 
Camera 
     1
1 
4.2. Capture 
an 
Image 
     12 
4.3. Camera 
Status 
Icons   
 
 
 
        
13 
4.4. Pow
er-Of
f the 
Camera 
     14 
4.5. Flash 
Charging 
      14 
   
						

							 
4.6 
  Self-Timer       
 
 
        
            
15 
4.7 
  AVI Capture     
 
 
        
 
 
15 
4.8  
 Continuous 
Capture 
     16 
4.9 
  Deleting 
Images                                        
  16 
4.10
  Image 
Resolution                                       
  17 
4.11  High/Low
 Image 
Compression                          
    18 
4.12 
 Lighting 
Frequency
                                    
   18 
4.13 
 Using 
the 
Flash 
– Automatic, 
or On/fill                    
   19 
4.14 
 Techniques for Capturing the Best Images 
 
 
19 
5. 
Dow
nloading 
Images 
to Your 
PC 
    20 
5.1. Transfer Images to y
our PC 
 
 
 
 
20 
5.2   T
ransferring 
Images 
to the 
application 
software         
22 
6. 
PC/W
eb 
Camera 
Video 
Function 
    23 
6.1. Using 
the 
ViviCam 
35 
in Video 
Mode 
 
        
23 
6.2. Using the ViviCam 35 with PCCam                  
    
   24 
6.3. Using 
the 
ViviCam 
35 
with NetMeeting 
 
        
24 
6.4. Using the V
iviCam 35 w
ith Movie Maker (Window
s XP) 
      25
  
      
  
7. 
Specifications                                              
      26 
 
   
						

							 
1.0 Introduction -  1.1 Ov
erv
iew
 - 
 Thank y
ou for purchasing the V
ivicam 
35 digit
al camera. 
 It can capture 
digit
al images, short video-clip
s (conti
nuous shooting mode), and it can also 
serve as a PC/W
eb camera. 
 The V35 is equipped w
ith 8 MB of memory
 to 
store y
our images and movie clip
s.  You may
 dow
nload y
our images and 
movie clip
s to y
our computer using the USB cable and included sof
tware. 
 1.2 W
arnings and Precautions - 
 
 1.2.1 FCC ST
ATEMENT
 - 
 This device complies w
ith Part 15 of the 
FCC Rules. 
 Operation is subject to 
the follow
ing tw
o conditions: 
1. 
This device may
 not caus
e harmful interference, and 
2. 
This device must accept any
 interference received, including 
interference that may
 cause undesired operation. 
 Note: 
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
 with the limit
s for 
Class B digit
al devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. 
 These limit
s 
are 
designed 
to provide reasonable protec
tion against harmful interference in 
a residential inst
allation. 
 This equi
pment generates, uses and can radiate 
radio frequency
 energy
 and, if not inst
alled and used in accordance w
ith the 
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 instructions, may
 cause harmful inte
rference to radio communications. 
 
How
ever, there is no guarantee that interference w
ill not occur in a p
articular 
inst
allation. 
 If this equipment does c
ause harmful interference to radio or 
television reception, w
hich can be det
ermined by
 turning the equipment of
f 
and on, the user is encouraged to try
 to correct the interference by
 one or 
more of the follow
ing measures: 
 
1. 
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 
2. 
Increase the sep
aration betw
een the equipment and receiver 
3. 
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif
ferent from 
that 
to w
hich the receiver is connected 
4. 
Consult the dealer or an experi
enced radio/TV technician for help 
 Use of shielded cable is required to 
comp
ly with Class B limit
s in Subp
art B of 
Part 15 of the FCC rules. 
 Do not make any
 changes or modifications to the 
equipment unless otherw
ise specified 
in the manual. 
 If such changes or 
modifications should be made, y
ou coul
d be required to stop operation of the 
equipment.  1.2.2 GENERAL
 WARNINGS – 
 Do not use batteries other than those s
pecified for use w
ith the camera. 
 The 
use of unsuit
able batteries may
 result 
in the batteries splitting or leaking and 
causing a fire, injury
, or soiling of the battery
 comp
artment. 
 
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 Wh
en placi
ng ba
tteries in the ca
me
ra, check
 the 
pola
rity of the bat
teries 
(- and 
+) to ensure proper orient
ation. 
 Incorrect polarity
 may
 result in the batteries 
splitting or leaking and c
ausing a fire, injury
, or soiling of the battery
 
comp
artment. 
 Remove 
the 
batteries if the camera w
ill not be used for an ex
tended period of 
time. 
 The batteries may
 leak and cause a 
fire, injury
 or soiling of the battery
 
comp
artment. 
 If the batteries leak clean and w
ipe the battery
 comp
artment 
carefully
 and inst
all new
 batteries. 
 Wash y
our hands carefully
 if y
ou touch 
the battery
 fluid. 
 Please note that w
hen y
ou remove the batteries y
our 
images w
ill be lost from the camera memory
. 
 WARNING: 
 Handling the USB cable on this product may
 expose y
ou to 
lead, a chemical know
n to the S
tate of
 California to cause birth defect
s or 
other reproductive harm. 
 Wash y
our hands af
ter handling. 
 1.2.3 
TRADEMARK INFO
RMA
TION - 
 Microsof
t® and Window
s® are U.S. 
registered trademarks of Microsof
t 
Corporation. Pentium® is a registered trademark of
 Intel Corporation. Other names and 
product
s may
 be trademarks or register
ed trademarks of their respective 
owner
. 
 
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 1.3 Package Content
s - 
 The V
ivicam 35 p
ackage ty
pically
 includes: 
1. Camera 2. USB 
cable 
3. 
CD ROM w
ith Twain Driver and 
Application Sof
tware 
4. User 
Manual 
5. 
Three (3) 
AAA
 batteries 
6. Hand 
strap 
 Note:
 Included com
ponent
s m
ay vary
, as specified by local ret
ailers and 
locations. Check with your ret
ailer for specifics. 
 1.4 Sy
stem Requirement
s - 
 You must use a computer to dow
nload the images from y
our V
ivicam 35. 
 
The computer that y
ou use must meet the follow
ing minimum requirement
s: 
 
1. Window
s Me/2000/XP 
2. 
Direct X 8.0, or higher 
3. 
128 MB RAM 
4. 
60 MB hard disk sp
ace available 
5. 
Available USB port 
6. CD-ROM 
drive 
 
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 1.5 V
ivicam 35 Features - 
 
Front Side:
 
          
Back Side: 
         
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 2.0 Inst
alling the Batteries - 
 Step 
1: Open 
the 
battery
 door by
 lifting the t
ab on the 
door
. 
Step 2: Insert three 
AAA
 batteries w
ith the polarity
 as 
show
n: 
Step 3: Close the battery
 cover
. 
  Warning: 
 Do not open the battery
 door w
hen the camera is pow
ered ON. 
 
This w
ill cause all images in memory
 to be lost immediately
.  If you open the 
battery door when the ca
me
ra is OF
F (when ch
anging t
he ba
tteries) you must 
close the door w
ithin thirty
 (30) sec
onds or y
our images w
ill be erased from 
memory
. 
 Notes:  
1. 
Always download your im
ages to 
your com
puter soon af
ter you 
have captured them
.  Never assum
e your im
ages will 
be 
retained 
for m
ore than three or four days. 
 If the batteries are depleted, 
your im
ages will be lost. 
2. 
If you m
ust change the batteries, m
akes sure the cam
era is OFF
 
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and then change the batteries in less than thirty (30) seconds. 
3. 
If you will 
not use the 
camer
a for a long ti
me 
(several days, or
 more)
 
remove the batter
ies. 
 The batter
ies will dischar
ge slowly if lef
t in 
the cam
era. 
 This m
ay cause com
plete battery discharge as well 
as loss of im
ages. 
 The batteries m
ay corrode if lef
t in the 
cam
era 
for extended periods of tim
e.  
4. 
Dispose of batteries properly 
in accordance with local laws and 
regulations. 
 Do not place them
 in fire. 
5. 
The V
ivicam
 35 has an autom
atic power
-saving feature. 
 The 
cam
era will turn of
f autom
atically if it has not been used af
ter 
approxim
ately thirty (30) seconds. 
6. 
When the cam
era is connected to
 a com
puter using a USB cable, 
it is not necessary to use batte
ries because the cam
era uses the 
power provided by the com
puter through the USB interface. 
 
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