Vivitar ViviCam 5018 User Manual

ViviCam 5018 Digital Camera

Owner Manual

CD310DVGF

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Table of Contents

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

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

What your camera includes ............................................................................................................................. 2

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

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

Computer System Requirements for Macintosh ............................................................................................... 3

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

Preparing Your Camera for Use ....................................................................................................................... 5

Installing SD Memory Card .............................................................................................................................. 6

Starting Your Camera ...................................................................................................................................... 8

Camera Mode ................................................................................................................................................. 8

Taking photos .................................................................................................................................................. 8

Video Mode ................................................................................................................................................... 12

Playback Mode .............................................................................................................................................. 13

Installing PhoTags Express Software ............................................................................................................. 15

Everything you need to get the most from your photos .................................................................................. 20

Download photos and videos to your PC ....................................................................................................... 23

Viewing Videos .............................................................................................................................................. 26

Transferring photos and videos to your PC manually ..................................................................................... 27

Transferring photos and videos to your MAC manually .................................................................................. 28

Maintenance of Your Digital Camera ............................................................................................................. 29

Sakar Warranty Card ..................................................................................................................................... 29

Appendix A: Specifications ............................................................................................................................ 30

Appendix B: Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................... 31

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the ViviCam5018 5.1 Mega-Pixel Digital Camera. Everything you need to take quality digital photos and videos is included with your camera. Your digital camera can also be used as a removable disk. It enriches your life. Please read this manual carefully first in order to get the most out of your digital camera.

Key Features

 Digital Image Resolution- 5M, 3M, 2M, VGA.  SD RAM 8MB.  Support s SD/MMC memory card (not included) up to 8GB.  1.8 inch TFT Color LCD  PhoTags Express software for managing and enhancing your photos, add captions, send E-mail, printing

and much more.

What your camera includes

 Digital Camera  PhoTags Express software Installation CD  USB cable  User’s manual  Strap

Computer System Requirements for Windows XP

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

 Pentium III process or above with Windows XP  128 MB RAM, with 150MB of free disk space  Available USB interface  CD-ROM Drive  1024 x 768 Recommended screen resolution  16-bit color or higher display adaptor

Computer System Requirements for Windows Vista

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

 Windows Vista  800MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory  20GB hard driver with at least 15GB of available space  Support for Super VGA graphics

 Available USB Interface  CD-ROM drive

Computer System Requirements for Macintosh

 Power Macintosh G3 500 MHz or higher  Mac OS X version 10.2.6 or later

 128 MB or more available system RAM (256 MB recommended), 150 MB free disk space  800 x 600 or higher-resolution monitor displaying millions of colors

A Quick Look at Your Camera

Preparing Your Camera for Use

Battery Installation

Your camera requires 2 AAA batteries. To 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 polarity facing up.

3. Close the battery door. When the “No Power” is displayed on the LCD, this indicates that your camera has an insufficient battery power level and will be automatically powered off. You need to download the sample photos and videos to your PC. If there is no SD card inserted before it powers off the photos and videos will be lost.

Note:

1. If you don’t intend to use your camera for an extended period of time, please remove the batteries to avoid battery leakage and corrosion.

2. Please don’t remove the batteries or power off your camera before downloading the test photos or videos when you have not inserted an SD card. The test images will be lost forever if they are not downloaded before the camera is shut down or powered off.

3. Do not mix old and new batteries.

4. We recommend you use Alkaline batteries. Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium metal hydride) batteries.

5. In order to conserve battery power if the camera is tuned on but not in use for 60s it will automatically shut off.

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 and videos to your PC. Install the SD memory card as below:

1. Locate the Memory Card slot.

2. Insert the Memory card into the slot in the correct direction. (see the sketch below)

3. Push the card in until you feel it “click” into position. The top of the card 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 the camera all the images taken with the camera will be stored on the card.

Note:

1. An external memory card is required for normal use. Your camera supports any compatible SD memory card (up to 8GB).

2. “Card inserted, change to card” will appear on the LCD screen when you insert the card indicating that photos and videos will now be stored on the SD memory card. Reversely, “Card removed, change to internal memory” will appear on the LCD screen when you remove the card.

3. If there are photos and videos in the internal memory when you insert the card into your camera, “copy SDRAM file to your card, please wait…” will appear on the screen. The media will now be copied to your card.

4. When you take out the SD memory card, “Card removed, change to Internal RAM” will appear on the LCD screen. With no card in the camera you will now only be able to take one test photo or 10 seconds of video.

Starting Your Camera

Press and hold the Power button to turn on your camera. The LCD screen will light up indicating that your camera is on and ready for use. To power off your camera, press and hold the Power button again for about 3 seconds.

Camera Mode

1. Press the Menu button.

2. Press the Up/Down button and select Mode.

3. Press the Shutter button.

4. Press the Up/Down button and select SINGLE

5. Press the Shutter button again to confirm. You are now in default camera mode.

Taking photos

Power on your camera, the default mode is Camera mode.

1. Hold the camera steady and compose your object as appears in the LCD screen.

2. Press the Shutter button and wait a moment for the photo to be is taken.

Note: When the internal memory is full, the LCD screen will display “Memory Full! Insert a SD Memory Card to Transfer and Take More Photos!” If you attempt to take photos or videos when the camera’s internal

memory is full, the camera will beep continuously. Please download the test images to your computer as soon as possible or insert an SD memory card in order to take more images!

Flash

Your camera has a built in flash function which enables you to take photos when the light condition is not good.

1. Press the Up button.

2. The icon will appear on the LCD indicating that the auto flash is turned on.

3. Press the Up button again.

4. The icon will appear on the LCD indicating that the red eye reduction function has been activated.

5. Press the Up button once more until you see the icon appear on the LCD screen. This indicates that the flash is forced on.

6. To turn off the flash function, press the Up button again until the icon is displayed on the LCD.

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