Vivitar ViviCam 4090 User Manual
4.1Mega Pixel Digital Camera
Owner’s Manual
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Table of contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 2
Key features ............................................................................................................................................. 2
What your camera includes ...................................................................................................................... 2
Computer System Requirements for Windows 2000/XP ......................................................................... 3
Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista ............................................................................... 3
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ...................................................................................... 3
A Quick Look at Your Camera .................................................................................................................. 4
Icons on the LCD Screen ......................................................................................................................... 5
Preparing Your Camera for Use ............................................................................................................... 5
Installing SD Memory Card ...................................................................................................................... 7
Starting Your Camera ............................................................................................................................... 9
Installing PhoTags Express Software ....................................................................................................... 13
Transferring photos to your PC ................................................................................................................ 16
Download Photos using PhoTags Express .............................................................................................. 17
Everything you need to get the most from your photos ............................................................................ 22
Viewing Videos on Your Computer ........................................................................................................... 24
Maintenance of Your Digital Camera ........................................................................................................ 24
Sakar Warranty Card ................................................................................................................................ 24
Appendix A: Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 26
Appendix B: Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................... 27
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the 4.1mega pixel Digital Camera. Everything you need to take quality photos and
videos is included with you camera. Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your
digital camera.
Key features
y Digital Video resolution 320x240 pixels.
y 4.1 mega pixels camera with 3 digital camera resolutions-
2304x1728 pixels (4.1M), 2048x1536 pixels (3M), 640x480 pixels (VGA).
y 1.5” color TFT-LCD
y Internal memory SDRAM 16MB, support SD/MMC card (not included)
y SD Memory Card slot accepts SD compatible memory card up to 2 GB.
y Built-in flash
y PhoTags Express software for managing and enhancing your photos, printing,
sending photo by emails and much more.
What your camera includes
y Digital Camera
y PhoTags Express software Installation CD
y USB cable
y User’s manual
y Strap
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Computer System Requirements for Windo ws 2000/XP
To be able to download photos and videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration:
y Pentium processor or above with Windows 2000, XP
y 128 MB RAM, more than 125MB free disk space.
y Available USB Interface
y CD-ROM Driver
y Recommended screen resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or higher.
y 16-bit color or higher display adaptor.
Computer System Requirements for Windo ws Vista
To be able to download photos or videos to your PC you will need the following minimum configuration:
y Windows Vista
y 800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory
y 20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space
y Support for Super VGA graphics
y Available USB Interface
y CD-ROM Driver
Computer System Requirements for Macintosh
y Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher
y Mac OS X version 10.2.6 or later
y 128 MB or more available system RAM (256 MB recommended), 150 MB free disk space
y 800 x 600 or higher-resolution monitor displaying millions of colors
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A Quick Look at Your Camera
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Icons on the LCD Screen
Preparing Your Camera for Use
Battery Installation
Your camera requires three AAA batteries. Insert the battery into the camera:
1. Slide and open the battery compartment.
2. Please make sure that the correct battery is inserted with the correct polarity facing up.
3. Please refer to the diagram as below for the correct insertion method:
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4. Close battery door.
When the Low Battery icon
power, and will automatically power off after 60 seconds. Please replace the batteries before you turn the
camera back on.
Note:
1. If you don’t intend to use your camera for an extended period, remove the batteries to avoid batte ry
leakage and corrosion.
2. On replacing the batteries the test photos/videos in your Digital Camera will be lost. Please download
your test photos/videos to your PC as soon as possible. Photos/videos on the SD memory card will
not be affected.
3. Do not mix old and new batteries.
4. Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium metal hydride)
batteries.
is flashes on the LCD, it indicates your camera has insufficient battery
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Installing SD Memory Card
Your camera has a memory card slot that enables you to insert any “SD” compatible memory card. Adding a
memory card will allow you to increase the capacity of your camera before you have to transfer photos/videos
to your PC.
Note: Limited internal memory is provided for test images. An SD memory card is required for normal use.
Installing the SD memory card as below:
1. Locate the Memory Card slot.
2. Insert the Memory card into the slot in the correct direction. (as shown below)
3. Push the card in until you feel and hear it “click” into position. The top of the card should be flushed with
the surface of the camera. A icon will appear on the top right of the LCD screen.
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4.
Once the external memory card is inserted into the camera all the images taken will be stored on the
external memory card.
Important Note:
You have to insert the SD memory card with your camera in power off status, otherwise the camera will
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be turned off automatically when you inserted the SD memory card. So please download the test
photos/videos to
on your camera.
2. Your camera will be automatically power off when you take out the SD memory card from your camera.
3. If you have inserted an SD memory card, a warning “PLASE NOTE, your m emory card format is n ot
compatible with this camera, press Shutter button to change” may show on the LCD screen when
w s as below
po er on your Digital Camera. And now you need to follow the step :
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unlock your SD card and insert again.
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1. Inserted SD card in the camera.
2. If "
3. Press UP/DOWN button to select “
" is displayed on the screen after you power on your camera, this card is not in FAT format.
” (The selected icon will flash on the screen), then press
SHUTTER button to format your memory.
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