Vivitar V15 Freelance User Manual

V15 Freelance

Digital Camera

Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents......................................................1

Introduction ...............................................................2

Key Features.............................................................2

What your camera includes ......................................3

Computer System Requirements for Windows.........3

A Quick Look at Your Camera ..................................4

Inserting Batteries.....................................................5

Software Installation..................................................5

Camera Modes ....................................................... 10

Capturing Photos ....................................................17

Capturing Video ......................................................21

Webcam Mode........................................................22

Everything you need to get the most from your photos

................................................................................23

Download photos to your PC ..................................26

Viewing Videos .......................................................30

Using your Camera as a Webcam..........................31

Maintenance of Your Digital Camera......................35

Sakar Warranty Card ..............................................36

Appendix A: Technical Specifications.....................37

Appendix B: Troubleshooting.................................38

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the V15 Freelance Vivitar Digital Camera. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your device. Please read this manual carefully FIRST in order to get the most out of your digital camera.

Important Notice: Please do not plug the camera into the USB port of your computer until you have installed the Photags Express software and the cameras driver (included in the CD-ROM packaged with this camera). Plugging in your camera at this stage will cause the device to not be recognized by the computer.

Key Features

• 1.3 Mega-Pixel Dual Mode Digital and Video Camera

1280 x 1024

• 1.4 Inch Color LCD monitor

• PhoTags Express software for downloading photos

and videos from your Digital Camera, managing and enhancing your photos, printing, sending photos by e-mails and much more

• WebCam Express software to use your Digital

Camera as a webcam for live chat or creating videos and taking snapshots.

What your camera includes

• Digital Camera

• PhoTags Express, WebCam Express and driver

installation CD

• USB cable

• User’s Manual in CD

• Neck strap

• Warranty card

• Quick User Guide

Computer System Requirements for Windows

To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration:

• Pentium III processor or above with Windows XP or

Vista

• 150 MB free disk space, 128 MB RAM

• Available USB Interface

• CD-ROM Drive

• Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels

or higher

• 16-bit color or higher display adaptor

A Quick Look at Your Camera

Inserting Batteries

Open the camera’s battery compartment cover (if the screw on the compartment has been fixed, please use a small screwdriver to loose the screw, then open the battery compartment cover) and insert 2 new AAA alkaline batteries according to the polarity shown. Close the cover and press the Power/Menu button to power on the camera. After powered on, if you want to make changes to the camera’s default settings, please read the instructions of this manual.

Warning: Do not remove the batteries before downloading the photos and videos from the camera. Doing so will erase everything in the camera`s memory.

Note: We recommend to download and save your photos and videos often so as not to lose them if the battery power becomes too low.

Software Installation

NOTE: Before attempting to install the software, make sure that you do not have the camera’s USB cable attached to your computer. This will affect the install process and can cause a failed installation of

the camera software and drivers.

In order to install the Software and drivers to download and edit the photos and videos captured using this camera, you need to install the CD installation disk.

Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. A Menu screen will automatically appear.

Warning: USB PORT UNTIL THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION HAS BEEN COMPLETELY INSTALLED.

Software & Camera Driver Installation

On the “Install your camera software” screen, select your camera model from the drop down list and click the “Install” button to install PhoTags Express followed by the installation of PhoTags WebCam Express and your camera driver.

For more installation information click the “Read Me First!” button. On the “PhoTags Express" screen, click the “Next”

DO NOT PLUG YOUR CAMERA INTO THE

button.

Please review the license terms and click the “I Agree” button to continue.

Let the “PhoTags Express” installer create the folder where the program will be installed to, and then click “Install”.

Please wait while the application is being installed on your computer.

Once the application has been installed on your computer, click the “Finish” button to let the “PhoTags Express” installer finish the installation program.

This will automatically launch the Install shield for the camera driver. Click “Next” to continue.

Follow the Setup screens that appear to install the driver for this camera. Once the program has finished installing you will be asked to restart your computer. Please do so.

Congratulations!! You have successfully installed the “PhoTags Express”, “WebCam Express” software and the Camera Driver.

Camera Modes

Note: In order to download the photos and videos captured with this camera you need to install the PhoTags Express, WebCam Express and camera specific driver for this device as described in the previous section

Press the Power/Menu button to power on the camera. Press the Power/Menu button again to view the Main Menu screen. Use the Up button to toggle between the menu icons on the screen. Use the Shutter button to select the different submenu features within each icon.

Press the Power /Menu button to save your choice.

Below is an explanation for each of the Submenus on the Main Menu.

Camera Submenu

Press the Power/Menu button to enter the Main Menu. By default the camera icon is automatically selected. Press the Shutter button to toggle through the following various options within the camera submenu.

Take Photo

Self-Timer

AVI（Video）

Press the Power/Menu button to select and save the mode of your choice. The LCD screen will show your choice with a symbol in the upper left corner.

Continuous Capture

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